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Record 1 2020-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Microbial Ecology
CONT

The microbiome is a new term that refers to all of the genetic material found in an individual microbe such as one of these bacteria or fungi or viruses. So if we think about the entire DNA sequence of a microbe, that is the microbiome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Écologie microbienne
CONT

Certains individus ont un microbiome pauvre ou atrophié, comptant moins de 300 000 gènes, tandis que d’autres, au contraire, ont un microbiome riche de plus de 800 000 gènes dominants.

Spanish

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