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Worlds within worlds: evolution of the vertebrate gut microbiota

Nature Reviews Microbiology · 2008 · Vol. 6(10) · pp. 776–788
Ruth E. LeyCatherine LozuponeMicah HamadyRob KnightJeffrey I. Gordon
Gut microbiota and healthVertebrateGut floraEvolutionary biologyBiologyZoologyGeneticsImmunology

MeSH terms

AnimalsBacteriaBiological EvolutionHumansRNA, Ribosomal, 16SVertebratesBacterial Physiological PhenomenaGastrointestinal TractMetagenome

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  • National Science Foundation
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