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Advances in sequencing technology and the development of metagenomics have opened up new ways to investigate the microorganisms inhabiting the human gut. The intestinal microbiota confer protection against pathogens, contribute...
A complex microbiota colonizes mucosal layers in different regions of the human gut. In the healthy state, the microbial communities provide nutrients and energy to the host via fermentation of...
Kanai T, Matsuoka K, Naganuma M, Hayashi A, Hisamatsu
KMID: 2070102
Korean J Intern Med.
2014 Jul;29(4):409-415.
The incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) including ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease are rapidly increasing in Western countries and in developed Asian countries. Although biologic agents targeting...
BACKGROUND: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) can detect many more microorganisms of a microbiome than traditional methods. This study aimed to analyze the vaginal microbiomes of Korean women by using NGS that...