title: Qin et al. reply.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 310003 Hangzhou, Chinaljli@zju.edu.cn.|Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, 310003 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: Metagenopolis, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 78350 Jouy en Josas, Francedusko.ehrlich@jouy.inra.fr.
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Le Chatelier
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 310003 Hangzhou, Chinaljli@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Metagenopolis, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 78350 Jouy en Josas, Francedusko.ehrlich@jouy.inra.fr.
authors.forename: Edi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Prifti
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 310003 Hangzhou, Chinaljli@zju.edu.cn.|Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, 310003 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Lanjuan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Metagenopolis, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 78350 Jouy en Josas, Francedusko.ehrlich@jouy.inra.fr.|King's College London, Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Dental Institute Central Office, Guy's Hospital, London Bridge, London SE1 9RT, UK.
authors.forename: S Dusko
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Ehrlich
mesh_terms: D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D056186:Metagenomics; D064307:Microbiota / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*