Evolution of symbiotic bacteria in the distal human intestine

Jian Xu, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Michael A. Mahowald, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Ruth E. Ley, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Catherine A. Lozupone, University of Colorado at Boulder
Micah Hamady, University of Colorado at Boulder
Eric C. Martens, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Bernard Henrissat, Universite´s Aix-Marseille I and II, Marseille, France
Pedro M. Coutinho, Universite´s Aix-Marseille I and II, Marseille, France
Patrick Minx, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Philippe Latreille, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Holland Cordum, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Andrew Van Brunt, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Kyung Kim, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Robert S. Fulton, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Lucinda A. Fulton, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Sandra W. Clifton, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Richard K. Wilson, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Robin D. Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder
Jeffrey I. Gordon, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

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