Addressing Infectious Disease Challenges by Investigating Microbiomes.
Microbial communities occupy essentially every habitat on earth and have profound effects on our environment and human health. The National Microbiome Initiative will provide a framework for interdisciplinary microbiome research. The challenges inherent in discovering and understanding microbiome functions, especially those associated with infectious disease, present countless opportunities for chemists.
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University , 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States.
Emily P
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D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D017753:Ecosystem; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D064307:Microbiota