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Review
. 2013 Jul;11(7):774-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.03.038. Epub 2013 Apr 30.

Analysis of the human gut microbiome and association with disease

Gary D Wu  1 , James D Lewis
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Review

Analysis of the human gut microbiome and association with disease

Gary D Wu et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Jul.
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Conflicts of interest

The authors disclose no conflicts.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Analytic approach to study both the structure and function of the human gut microbiome. rRNA, ribosomal RNA.
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