Affiliation:
1. Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Abstract
Michael Woodworth focuses on translational microbiome therapeutic research. In this mSphere of Influence article, he reflects on how “Gut microbiomes of Malawian twin pairs discordant for kwashiorkor
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by Michelle Smith et al. (M. I. Smith, T. Yatsunenko, M. J. Manary, I. Trehan, et al., Science 339:548–554, 2013,
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1229000
) made an impact on him by revealing the causal influence of microbial communities in the development of severe malnutrition.
Funder
HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Molecular Biology,Microbiology