The Human Microbiome Project strategy for comprehensive sampling of the human microbiome and why it matters.

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Published in FASEB J on November 19, 2012

Authors

Kjersti Aagaard1, Joseph Petrosino, Wendy Keitel, Mark Watson, James Katancik, Nathalia Garcia, Shital Patel, Mary Cutting, Tessa Madden, Holli Hamilton, Emily Harris, Dirk Gevers, Gina Simone, Pamela McInnes, James Versalovic

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. aagaardt@bcm.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Diagnosing Bacterial Vaginosis/Vaginitis (BV) Using the Gynecologene Test Method (SAGE) | NCT02558179

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