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UniFrac – An online tool for comparing microbial community diversity in a phylogenetic context
BMC Bioinformatics · 2006 · Vol. 7(1) · pp. 371–371
Catherine Lozupone(University of Colorado Boulder)Micah Hamady(University of Colorado Boulder)Rob Knight✉(University of Colorado Boulder)
Abstract
UniFrac provides easy access to powerful multivariate techniques for comparing microbial communities in a phylogenetic context. We thus expect that it will provide a completely new picture of many microbial interactions and processes in both environmental and medical contexts.
Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGut microbiota and healthUniFracPhylogenetic treeContext (archaeology)BiologyEcologyBeta diversityEvolutionary biologyData scienceComputer scienceBiodiversity
MeSH terms
BacteriaEnvironmental MicrobiologyPhylogenyRNA, Ribosomal, 16SGenetic VariationCluster AnalysisEcosystemComputational BiologyInternet
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- National Institutes of Health
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