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Review
. 2020 Sep 10;14(9):e0008446.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008446. eCollection 2020 Sep.

A bug's life: Delving into the challenges of helminth microbiome studies

Fabio Formenti  1   2 , Alba Cortés  1   3 , Paul J Brindley  4 , Cinzia Cantacessi  1 , Gabriel Rinaldi  5
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A bug's life: Delving into the challenges of helminth microbiome studies

Fabio Formenti et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Key elements for a reliable and reproducible characterization of the helminth-associated microbiome.
NGS; next generation sequencing.
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