Short- and long-read metagenomics of urban and rural South African gut microbiomes reveal a transitional composition and undescribed taxa

oleh: Fiona B. Tamburini, Dylan Maghini, Ovokeraye H. Oduaran, Ryan Brewster, Michaella R. Hulley, Venesa Sahibdeen, Shane A. Norris, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn, Ryan G. Wagner, Alisha N. Wade, Floidy Wafawanaka, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Rhian Twine, Zané Lombard, H3Africa AWI-Gen Collaborative Centre, Scott Hazelhurst, Ami S. Bhatt

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01

Deskripsi

In this study, Wits and Stanford researchers use short- and long-read DNA sequencing to profile the gut microbiome of women living in rural and urban South Africa and identify transitional composition, high inter-individual diversity, and many undescribed taxa.