From structure to function: the ecology of host-associated microbial communities.

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Published in Microbiol Mol Biol Rev on September 01, 2010

Authors

Courtney J Robinson1, Brendan J M Bohannan, Vincent B Young

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan, 4618D Medical Sciences II, 1150 W. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5623, USA.

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Survey of the Facial Bacteriome | NCT04180748

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