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ArticleNature reviews. Microbiology2023

African microbiomes matter.

Thulani P Makhalanyane, Oliver K I Bezuidt, Rian E Pierneef, Eshchar Mizrachi, Adolphe Zeze, Romain K Fossou, Claude Ghislaine Kouadjo, Samuel Duodu, Chioma B Chikere, Olubukola O Babalola and 10 more

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Article in Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Thulani P MakhalanyaneDSI/NRF SARChI in Marine Microbiomics, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. thulani.makhalanyane@up.ac.za.ORCID 0000-0002-8173-1678
Oliver K I BezuidtDSI/NRF SARChI in Marine Microbiomics, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Rian E PierneefDSI/NRF SARChI in Marine Microbiomics, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Eshchar MizrachiDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Adolphe ZezeLaboratoire de Biotechnologies Végétale et Microbienne/UMRI Sciences Agronomiques et Génie Rural, Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire.
Romain K FossouLaboratoire de Biotechnologies Végétale et Microbienne/UMRI Sciences Agronomiques et Génie Rural, Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire.
Claude Ghislaine KouadjoLaboratoire Central de Biotechnologies, Centre National de la Recherche Agronomique, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Samuel DuoduDepartment of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Chioma B ChikereDepartment of Microbiology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Olubukola O BabalolaFood Security and Safety Focus Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-4344-1909
Ashwil KleinPlant Omics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
Marshall KeysterEnvironmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
Mornè du PlessisGenetics Department, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Nourou S YorouResearch Unit Tropical Mycology and Plant-Soil Fungi Interactions, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Parakou, Benin.
Mohamed HijriAfrican Genome Center, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Ben Guerir, Morocco.
Theresa RossouwDepartment of Immunology, University of Pretoria School of Medicine, Pretoria, South Africa.
Casper N KamutandoDepartment of Plant Production Sciences and Technologies, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Stephanus VenterForestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Lucy N MolelekiForestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Colin MurrellSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

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