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A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins

20087,836 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Peter J. Turnbaugh

Tanya Yatsunenko

Brandi L. Cantarel · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Alexis E. Duncan · Washington University in St. Louis

Mitchell L. Sogin · Marine Biological Laboratory

William J. Jones · University of South Carolina

Topics & Keywords

Gut microbiota and health Diet and metabolism studies Nutritional Studies and Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 457, Issue 7228, pp. 480-484

DOI: 10.1038/nature07540

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 98.18

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Jason P. Affourtit · Enzo Life Sciences (United States)

Michael D. Miller · Enzo Life Sciences (United States)

Bernard Henrissat · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Andrew C. Heath · Washington University in St. Louis

Rob Knight · University of Colorado Boulder

Jeffrey I. Gordon