학술논문
EcoFABs: advancing microbiome science through standardized fabricated ecosystems
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article
Author
Zengler, Karsten; Hofmockel, Kirsten; Baliga, Nitin S; Behie, Scott W; Bernstein, Hans C; Brown, James B; Dinneny, José R; Floge, Sheri A; Forry, Samuel P; Hess, Matthias; Jackson, Scott A; Jansson, Christer; Lindemann, Stephen R; Pett-Ridge, Jennifer; Maranas, Costas; Venturelli, Ophelia S; Wallenstein, Matthew D; Shank, Elizabeth A; Northen, Trent R
Source
Nature Methods. 16(7)
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Abstract
Microbiomes play critical roles in ecosystems and human health, yet in most cases scientists lack standardized and reproducible model microbial communities. The development of fabricated microbial ecosystems, which we term EcoFABs, will provide such model systems for microbiome studies.