PART 3: Genes, the Environment, and Disease
64 The Human Microbiome
 | Figure 64-1 Pipeline for culture-independent studies of a microbiota. (A) DNA is extracted directly from a sampled human body habitat–associated microbial community. The precise location of the community and relevant patient meta-data are collected. Polymerase chain... |
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 | Figure 64-2 Results of a 16S rRNA gene sequence–based study of bacterial diversity in 27 body habitats of nine unrelated healthy human adults. The relative proportions of major phylogenetic groups present in the various microbial communities are shown. Note that skin communities occupying comparable positions on the right... |
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