Functional and genetic markers of niche partitioning among enigmatic members of the human oral microbiome

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Authors

Alon Shaiber · University of Chicago

Amy D. Willis · University of Washington

Tom O. Delmont · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Simon Roux · Joint Genome Institute

Lin-Xing Chen · Planetary Science Institute

Abigail C. Schmid · University of Chicago

Mahmoud Yousef ·

Abstract

Our data illuminate niche partitioning of enigmatic members of the oral cavity, including TM7, SR1, and GN02, and provide genomes for poorly characterized yet prevalent members of this biome, such as uncultivated Flavobacteriaceae.

Topics & Keywords

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Oral Health Pathology and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Genome biology

Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 292-292

DOI: 10.1186/s13059-020-02195-w

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