A metagenomic study of the microorganisms in the human distal gut

Human Distal Gut Biome. People could not survive without the complex communities of bacteria that live inside the body. In the gut, hundreds of species live without harming the host, and in some cases aid in digestion. Researchers are finding that the relationship between the bacteria in the gut communities is as important as the relationship between the bacteria and the host. TIGR scientists are developing new ways of sequencing the genomes of microbial communities in various parts of the human digestive system. Such information may help physicians perform quick tests to find out about imbalances in such microbial communities. DQ325545-DQ327606 correspond to all near-full-length 16S rDNA sequences associated with this study. The WGS projects and sequences deposited into the Trace Archive can be found using the Project data link.