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1. Introduction
2. Composition of the human body
3. Our second genome
4. Where our microbiome came from
5. Why is the microbiome important
6. Ecological diseases from our microbiome
7. What is a microbial community
8. DNA sequencing technology through time
9. Decreases in cost make it affordable
10. Next generation sequencing instruments
11. How to study the human microbiome
12. Components of the NIH HMP
13. Healthy microbiome characterization
14. Body sites being sampled
15. 16S amplicons for 454 sequencing
16. Analysis of 18 subjects
17. Oral specimens
18. Diversity in different body habitats
19. Variable diversity between individuals - stool
20. Variable diversity between individuals - vagina
21. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing
22. Stability of the gut microbiome
23. Kingdoms found in metagenomic reads
24. Viruses in healthy people
25. Persistent infection in healthy subjects
26. Metabolic pathway distribution
27. Demonstration projects
28. Virome analysis
29. Febrile children study
30. Necrotizing enterocolitis
31. 16S RNA metagenomic analysis - healthy baby
32. Conclusions
33. Thank you

Topics Covered

• The microbial genome, our "second genome"
• Where did our microbiome come from?
• Ecological diseases from our microbiome
• How to study the human microbiome
• Shotgun metagenomic sequencing
• The gut microbiome
• Viruses and persistent infection in healthy people
• Metabolic pathway distribution
• Virome analysis
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis

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• Microbiota

Categories:

• Microbiology

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Publication History

• Published on September 27, 2011

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. George Weinstock has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.