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. 2023 Aug 9;31(8):1249-1251.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.07.006.

When microbes go missing: Understanding the impact of diversity loss within the gut microbiome

Daniel D Sprockett  1 , Katharine Z Coyte  2
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When microbes go missing: Understanding the impact of diversity loss within the gut microbiome

Daniel D Sprockett et al. Cell Host Microbe. .
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Abstract

Two recent papers published in Cell highlight the power of both top-down and bottom-up approaches to understanding the gut microbiome. The first uses ultra-deep sequencing to identify patterns across a gradient of human industrialization, while the second uses synthetic communities to determine how strain interactions impact microbiome structure and function.

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Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.

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