title: Human microbiome: a genetic bazaar for microbes?
abstract: A recent study suggests that lateral gene transfer has been particularly intense among human-associated microbes. What can this tell us about our relationship with our internal microbial world?
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4R2.
authors.forename: Morgan G I
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Langille
authors.forename: Conor J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Meehan
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Beiko
mesh_terms: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D006801:Humans; D054892:Metagenome
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements