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Genomic approaches to studying the human microbiota.
Review in Nature, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 256 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
256 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Nutrition and Gut Microbiome in the Prevention of Food Allergy.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Hyperuricemia and the gut microbiota: current research hotspots and future trends.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- Differences in Alpha Diversity of Gut Microbiota in Neurological Diseases.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- The Role of Genital Tract Microbiome in Fertility: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Pooled it
- The respiratory microbiota: new insights into pulmonary tuberculosis.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Pooled it
- The microbiome in allergic disease: Current understanding and future opportunities-2017 PRACTALL document of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2017Guideline
- Reducing Viability Bias in Analysis of Gut Microbiota in Preterm Infants at Risk of NEC and Sepsis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2017Pooled it
- Alterations in fecal microbiota composition by probiotic supplementation in healthy adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Genome medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Clinical Value of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in Early Diagnosis of Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis: A Randomised Controlled Observational Trial.Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2025Trial
- The Value of Combined Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Lung Biopsy and Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for Peripheral Pulmonary Infectious Lesions.Canadian respiratory journal · 2020Trial
- Metabolic shifts driven by host-microbial interactions.The FEBS journal · 2026Review
- Bacterial community succession and functional gene dynamics of nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in recirculating aquaculture systems of shrimp.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2026Article
- Molecular Characterization of the Middle Ear Microbiome in Pediatric Otitis Media with Effusion: Diagnostic and Clinical Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Gut microbiota centered approaches for breast cancer intervention leveraging probiotics and postbiotics.Discover oncology · 2026Review
- Gut microbial signatures in schizophrenia: exploring archaea, fungi, and bacteria.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Toward reproducible pig gut microbiome profiling through standardized methodologies.ISME communications · 2026Article
- The Japanese gut microbiome: ecology, uniqueness, and impact on health and disease.Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences · 2026Review
- The Role of Gut Microbiota in Fish Viral Infection: Mechanisms and Microbiota-Targeted Interventions.Aquaculture nutrition · 2026Review
- [Gut microbiota involved in cancer invasion and metastasis].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025Review
- Oral and Gut Health, (Neuro) Inflammation, and Central Sensitization in Chronic Pain: A Narrative Review of Mechanisms, Treatment Opportunities, and Research Agenda.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
196 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The human body is colonized by a vast array of microbes, which form communities of bacteria, viruses and microbial eukaryotes that are specific to each anatomical environment. Every community must be studied as a whole because many organisms have never been cultured independently, and this poses formidable challenges. The advent of next-generation DNA sequencing has allowed more sophisticated analysis and sampling of these complex systems by culture-independent methods. These methods are revealing differences in community structure between anatomical sites, between individuals, and between healthy and diseased states, and are transforming our view of human biology.
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