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Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges

Gabriele Berg, Daria Rybakova, Doreen Fischer, Tomislav Cernava, Marie-Christine Champomier Vergès, Trevor C. Charles, Xiaoyulong Chen, Luca Cocolin, Kellye Eversole, Gema Herrero Corral, Μαρία Κάζου, Linda L. Kinkel, Lene Lange, Nélson Lima, Alexander Loy, James Macklin, Emmanuelle Maguin, Tim H. Mauchline, Ryan McClure, Birgit Mitter, Matthew J. Ryan, Inga Sarand, Hauke Smidt, Bettina Schelkle, Hugo Roume, George Seghal Kiran, Joseph Selvin, Rafael Soares Correa de Souza, L.S. van Overbeek, Brajesh K. Singh, Michael Wagner, Aaron M. Walsh, Angela Sessitsch, Michael Schloter

Microbiome · 2020

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Summary

The field of microbiome research has evolved rapidly over the past few decades and has become a topic of great scientific and public interest. As a result of this rapid growth in interest covering different fields, we are lacking a clear commonly agreed definition of the term "microbiome." Moreover, a consensus on best practices in microbiome research is missing. Recently, a panel of international experts discussed the current gaps in the frame of the European-funded MicrobiomeSupport project. The meeting brought together about 40 leaders from diverse microbiome areas, while more than a hundred experts from all over the world took part in an online survey accompanying the workshop. This article excerpts the outcomes of the workshop and the corresponding online survey embedded in a short hi

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1186/s40168-020-00875-0
Catalogue ID
SNmoh7j0pq-nk5trn
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