Author:
,Nelson Karen E.,Weinstock George M.,Highlander Sarah K.,Worley Kim C.,Creasy Heather Huot,Wortman Jennifer Russo,Rusch Douglas B.,Mitreva Makedonka,Sodergren Erica,Chinwalla Asif T.,Feldgarden Michael,Gevers Dirk,Haas Brian J.,Madupu Ramana,Ward Doyle V.,Birren Bruce W.,Gibbs Richard A.,Methe Barbara,Petrosino Joseph F.,Strausberg Robert L.,Sutton Granger G.,White Owen R.,Wilson Richard K.,Durkin Scott,Giglio Michelle Gwinn,Gujja Sharvari,Howarth Clint,Kodira Chinnappa D.,Kyrpides Nikos,Mehta Teena,Muzny Donna M.,Pearson Matthew,Pepin Kymberlie,Pati Amrita,Qin Xiang,Yandava Chandri,Zeng Qiandong,Zhang Lan,Berlin Aaron M.,Chen Lei,Hepburn Theresa A.,Johnson Justin,McCorrison Jamison,Miller Jason,Minx Pat,Nusbaum Chad,Russ Carsten,Sykes Sean M.,Tomlinson Chad M.,Young Sarah,Warren Wesley C.,Badger Jonathan,Crabtree Jonathan,Markowitz Victor M.,Orvis Joshua,Cree Andrew,Ferriera Steve,Fulton Lucinda L.,Fulton Robert S.,Gillis Marcus,Hemphill Lisa D.,Joshi Vandita,Kovar Christie,Torralba Manolito,Wetterstrand Kris A.,Abouellleil Amr,Wollam Aye M.,Buhay Christian J.,Ding Yan,Dugan Shannon,FitzGerald Michael G.,Holder Mike,Hostetler Jessica,Clifton Sandra W.,Allen-Vercoe Emma,Earl Ashlee M.,Farmer Candace N.,Liolios Konstantinos,Surette Michael G.,Xu Qiang,Pohl Craig,Wilczek-Boney Katarzyna,Zhu Dianhui
Abstract
News from the Inner Tube of Life
A major initiative by the U.S. National Institutes of Health to sequence 900 genomes of microorganisms that live on the surfaces and orifices of the human body has established standardized protocols and methods for such large-scale reference sequencing. By combining previously accumulated data with new data,
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) present an initial analysis of 178 bacterial genomes. The sampling so far barely scratches the surface of the microbial diversity found on humans, but the work provides an important baseline for future analyses.
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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