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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
An integrated catalog of reference genes in the human gut microbiome
Nature Biotechnology, Volume 32, No. 8, Year 2014
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Description
Many analyses of the human gut microbiome depend on a catalog of reference genes. Existing catalogs for the human gut microbiome are based on samples from single cohorts or on reference genomes or protein sequences, which limits coverage of global microbiome diversity. Here we combined 249 newly sequenced samples of the Metagenomics of the Human Intestinal Tract (MetaHit) project with 1,018 previously sequenced samples to create a cohort from three continents that is at least threefold larger than cohorts used for previous gene catalogs. From this we established the integrated gene catalog (IGC) comprising 9,879,896 genes. The catalog includes close-to-complete sets of genes for most gut microbes, which are also of considerably higher quality than in previous catalogs. Analyses of a group of samples from Chinese and Danish individuals using the catalog revealed country-specific gut microbial signatures. This expanded catalog should facilitate quantitative characterization of metagenomic, metatranscriptomic and metaproteomic data from the gut microbiome to understand its variation across populations in human health and disease. © 2014 Nature America, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Li, Junhua
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Jia, Huijue
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Cai, Xianghang
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Zhong, Huanzi
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Feng, Qiang
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Sunagawa, Shinichi
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Arumugam, Manimozhiyan
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Kultima, Jens Roat
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Prifti, Edi
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Nielsen, Trine G.
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Juncker, Agnieszka S.
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Manichanh, Chaysavanh
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Chen, Bing
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Zhang, Wenwei
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Levenez, Florence
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Wang, Juan
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Xu, Xun
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Xiao, Liang
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Liang, Suisha
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Zhang, Dongya
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Zhang, Zhaoxi
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Chen, Weineng
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Zhao, Hailong
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Al-Aama, Jumana Yousuf
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Edris, S. A.
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Yang, Huanming
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Wang, Jian
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Hansen, Torben Frøstrup
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Nielsen, H. Bjørn
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Brunak, Søren B.
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Kristiansen, Karsten
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Guarner, Francisco
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Pedersen, Oluf Borbye
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Doré, Joël
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Ehrlich, Stanislav Dusko
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Bork, Peer
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Wang, Jun
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Pons, Nicolas
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Le-Chatelier, Emmanuelle
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Batto, Jean Michel
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Kennedy, Sean P.
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Haimet, Florence
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Winogradski, Yohanan
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Pelletier, Éric
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Lepaslier, Denis
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Artiguenave, François
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Bruls, Thomas
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Weissenbach, Jean S.
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Turner, Keith
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Parkhill, Julian
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Antolin, Maria
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Casellas, Francesc
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Borruel, Natalia
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Varela, Encarna
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Torrejon, Antonio
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Denariaz, Gérard
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Derrien, Muriel
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van Hylckama Vlieg, Johan E.T.
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Viega, Patrick
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Oozeer, Raish
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Knoll, Jan
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Rescigno, Maria
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Bréchot, Christian B.
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M’rini, Christine
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Mérieux, Alexandre
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Yamada, Takuji
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Tims, Sebastian
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Zoetendal, Erwin Gerard
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Kleerebezem, Michiel
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de Vos, Willem Meindert
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Cultrone, Antonella
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Leclerc, Marion
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Juste, Catherine
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Guedon, Eric
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Delorme, Christine
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Layec, Séverine
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Khaci, Ghalia
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van de Guchte, Maarten
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Vandemeulebrouck, Gaetana
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Jamet, Alexandre
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Dervyn, Rozenn
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Sanchez, Nicolas
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Blottière, Hervé M.
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Maguin, Emmanuelle
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Renault, Pierre P.
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Tap, Julien
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Mende, Daniel R.
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Statistics
Citations: 1,574
Authors: 87
Affiliations: 25
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/nbt.2942
ISSN:
10870156
e-ISSN:
15461696
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative