Genome-wide sweeps create ecological units in the human gut microbiome

Nature·May 6

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Research on the human gut microbiome has found that genome-wide sweeps play a role in creating ecological units. The gut microbiome is also being studied in relation to various factors, including head trauma, gut health, and evolutionary processes. The complexity of the human microbiome is a subject of ongoing research, with studies exploring its composition, maintenance, and potential impacts on health.

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Microbial species and intraspecies units exist and are maintained by ecological cohesiveness coupled to high homologous recombination

Nature·Nov 15

Genome-wide selective sweeps and gene-specific sweeps in natural bacterial populations

Nature·Jan 8

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Microbial species and intraspecies units exist and are maintained by ecological cohesiveness coupled to high homologous recombination

Genome-wide selective sweeps and gene-specific sweeps in natural bacterial populations