TWiM #110: Exploring unseen life with unpronounceable words

The TWiM team focuses on the gut microbiome, from a single member, Akkermansia muciniphila, to the effect of antibiotics on its composition and colonization resistance against C. difficile.

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Akkermansia muciniphilia and obesity (Gut)

A. muciniphilia genome (Biol Direct)

Alterations of gut microbiota and C. difficile colonization (mBio)

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F.E.M.M.E.S.

Association for Women in Science

UMich Host-Microbiome Initiative

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