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Culturing of ‘unculturable’ human microbiota reveals novel taxa and extensive sporulation

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  • Hilary P. Browne

    (Host-Microbiota Interactions Laboratory, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)

  • Samuel C. Forster

    (Host-Microbiota Interactions Laboratory, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
    Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research
    Monash University)

  • Blessing O. Anonye

    (Host-Microbiota Interactions Laboratory, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)

  • Nitin Kumar

    (Host-Microbiota Interactions Laboratory, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)

  • B. Anne Neville

    (Host-Microbiota Interactions Laboratory, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)

  • Mark D. Stares

    (Host-Microbiota Interactions Laboratory, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)

  • David Goulding

    (Microbial Pathogenesis Laboratory, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)

  • Trevor D. Lawley

    (Host-Microbiota Interactions Laboratory, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)

Abstract

A novel approach is used to cultivate a substantial proportion of the human gut microbiota, representing an important step forward in characterizing the role of these bacteria in health and disease.

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  • Hilary P. Browne & Samuel C. Forster & Blessing O. Anonye & Nitin Kumar & B. Anne Neville & Mark D. Stares & David Goulding & Trevor D. Lawley, 2016. "Culturing of ‘unculturable’ human microbiota reveals novel taxa and extensive sporulation," Nature, Nature, vol. 533(7604), pages 543-546, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:533:y:2016:i:7604:d:10.1038_nature17645
    DOI: 10.1038/nature17645
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    1. Alessandra Riva & Hamid Rasoulimehrabani & José Manuel Cruz-Rubio & Stephanie L. Schnorr & Cornelia Baeckmann & Deniz Inan & Georgi Nikolov & Craig W. Herbold & Bela Hausmann & Petra Pjevac & Arno Sch, 2023. "Identification of inulin-responsive bacteria in the gut microbiota via multi-modal activity-based sorting," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-15, December.
    2. Lu Wu & Xu-Wen Wang & Zining Tao & Tong Wang & Wenlong Zuo & Yu Zeng & Yang-Yu Liu & Lei Dai, 2024. "Data-driven prediction of colonization outcomes for complex microbial communities," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-15, December.
    3. Sigal Leviatan & Saar Shoer & Daphna Rothschild & Maria Gorodetski & Eran Segal, 2022. "An expanded reference map of the human gut microbiome reveals hundreds of previously unknown species," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-14, December.

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