Extensive transmission of microbes along the gastrointestinal tract

The gastrointestinal tract is abundantly colonized by microbes, yet the translocation of oral species to the intestine is considered a rare aberrant event, and a hallmark of disease. By studying salivary and fecal microbial strain populations of 310 species in 470 individuals from five countries, we...

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Published in:	eLife Vol. 8
Main Authors:	Schmidt, Thomas SB, Hayward, Matthew R, Coelho, Luis P, Li, Simone S, Costea, Paul I, Voigt, Anita Y, Wirbel, Jakob, Maistrenko, Oleksandr M, Alves, Renato JC, Bergsten, Emma, de Beaufort, Carine, Sobhani, Iradj, Heintz-Buschart, Anna, Sunagawa, Shinichi, Zeller, Georg, Wilmes, Paul, Bork, Peer
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England eLife Science Publications, Ltd 12.02.2019 eLife Sciences Publications Ltd eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
Subjects:	Arthritis Bacteria Bacteria - classification Bacteria - genetics Cancer Cancer patients Cluster Analysis Colonization Colorectal cancer Colorectal carcinoma Computational and Systems Biology Digestive system research Disease Fecal microflora Feces Feces - microbiology Gastrointestinal diseases Gastrointestinal system Gastrointestinal tract Health aspects Health care Humans Inflammatory bowel disease Inflammatory bowel diseases Intestinal microflora Intestine, Large - microbiology Laboratories Large intestine Medical research Metagenomics Microbiology and Infectious Disease microbiome Microbiomes Microbiota Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms) Microorganisms Molecular biology Mouth Mouth - microbiology Opportunist infection Oral cavity Pathogenic microorganisms Rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid factor Saliva - microbiology Scientists Species Transmitters United States Heidelberg Germany France Luxembourg Germany Luxembourg Luxembourg computational biology systems biology colorectal cancer gastrointestinal tract infectious disease metagenomics microbiology human microbiome rheumatoid arthritis
ISSN:	2050-084X, 2050-084X
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