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. 2012;13(9):169.
doi: 10.1186/gb4042.

Functional predictions from inference and observation in sequence-based inflammatory bowel disease research

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Functional predictions from inference and observation in sequence-based inflammatory bowel disease research

Folker Meyer et al. Genome Biol. 2012.

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Meta-omics approaches such as metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and metaproteogenomics have the potential to improve our understanding of how the human microbiome affects digestive health and disease.

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