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Translating the human microbiome

Nine experts discuss the challenges in translating current research on the human microbiome into strategies for disease prediction, diagnosis and therapy.

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Correspondence to James Brown, Willem M de Vos, Peter S DiStefano, Joël Doré, Curtis Huttenhower, Rob Knight, Trevor D Lawley, Jeroen Raes or Peter Turnbaugh.

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Brown, J., de Vos, W., DiStefano, P. et al. Translating the human microbiome. Nat Biotechnol 31, 304–308 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2543

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