海産バクテリアDNAのスパイクインを用いて母と乳児の腸内微生物の絶対的豊富さの評価と従来の定量化方法との比較

Shuo Wang1, David Healy1,2, Dhrati Patangia1,3

  • 1APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork T12 YT20, Ireland.

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まとめ

海産バクテリアDNAのスパイクインは 絶対的な腸内微生物群の定量化に 信頼できる方法を提供します この技術は,母と乳児のペアの微生物の負荷と分類組成を正確に測定し,微生物群の分析を改善します.

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