ArticleCell2014
Conducting a microbiome study.
Article in Cell, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 342 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
342 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pancreatic microbiota composition and diversity in pancreatitis-associated infection: a systematic review with focus on infected pancreatic necrosis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Pooled it
- Changes in the Firmicutes to Bacteriodetes ratio in the gut microbiome in individuals with anorexia nervosa following inpatient treatment: A systematic review and a case series.Brain and behavior · 2024Pooled it
- Gut Microbiome Composition in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Adult Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Pooled it
- Gut microbiome alterations during gastric cancer: evidence assessment of case-control studies.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Pooled it
- Human microbiota research in Africa: a systematic review reveals gaps and priorities for future research.Microbiome · 2021Pooled it
- Meta-analysis suggests the microbiome responds to Evolve and Resequence experiments in Drosophila melanogaster.BMC microbiology · 2021Pooled it
- Meta-Analysis of Bovine Digital Dermatitis Microbiota Reveals Distinct Microbial Community Structures Associated With Lesions.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Pooled it
- Microbiome changes associated with acute and chronic pancreatitis: A systematic review.Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] · 2021Pooled it
- The Effects of Corticosteroids on the Respiratory Microbiome: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Extracting host-specific developmental signatures from longitudinal microbiome data.PLoS computational biology · 2026Article
- The potential role of the gut microbiota in the development of autoantibodies associated with Spondyloarthritis: a narrative review.BMC immunology · 2026Review
- Investigation of cyanobacteria-hosted antibiotic resistance genes in cyanoHAB-impacted drinking water sources.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2026Article
- Dysbiosis in the Gut-Liver Axis Is Associated With Low Bone Mass During Murine Cholestasis.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Article
- Human Microbiota-Associated Pig Models for Translational Microbiome Research: A Scoping Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Gut microbiome in biliary atresia.World journal of pediatric surgery · 2026Review
- Paradoxical enrichment ofFrontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Microbial succession in decomposing carrion is driven by time, modulated by insects and microbial perturbation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Gut microbiota profiles in pediatric atopic dermatitis and their relationship with skin microbiota: an Indonesian case-control study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Shotgun Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Community Dynamics in Wastewater Treatment Through Constructed Wetlands.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Multifaceted effects of the microbiome in pancreatic cancer: from association to modulation.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Human microbiome research is an actively developing area of inquiry, with ramifications for our lifestyles, our interactions with microbes, and how we treat disease. Advances depend on carefully executed, controlled, and reproducible studies. Here, we provide a Primer for researchers from diverse disciplines interested in conducting microbiome research. We discuss factors to be considered in the design, execution, and data analysis of microbiome studies. These recommendations should help researchers to enter and contribute to this rapidly developing field.
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