Microbiome: Focus on Causation and Mechanism.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2018.07.038 and PMC identifier 6094951.
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Abstract
There is tremendous enthusiasm for the microbiome in academia and industry. This Perspective argues that in order to realize its potential, the field needs to focus on establishing causation and molecular mechanism with an emphasis on phenotypes that are large in magnitude, easy to measure, and unambiguously driven by the microbiota.
Medical subject headings
- Bacterial Infections
- Microbiota