Microbiome: Complexity at the sub-genus level

Nature Reviews Microbiology 14, 727 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.168 Author: Andrea Du Toit Bacteroidetes is one of the most abundant phyla in the gut, and studies have suggested that Prevotella spp. are associated with a high-fibre diet, whereas Bacteroides spp. are associated with the consumption of animal fat and a protein-rich diet. De Filippis et al
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