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| Title |
Lateral gene transfer of an ABC transporter complex between major constituents of the human gut microbiome
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Microbiology, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2180-12-248 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Conor J Meehan, Robert G Beiko |
| Abstract |
Several links have been established between the human gut microbiome and conditions such as obesity and inflammatory bowel syndrome. This highlights the importance of understanding what properties of the gut microbiome can affect the health of the human host. Studies have been undertaken to determine the species composition of this microbiome and infer functional profiles associated with such host properties. However, lateral gene transfer (LGT) between community members may result in misleading taxonomic attributions for the recipient organisms, thus making species-function links difficult to establish. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 33% |
| Peru | 1 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 33% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 82 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Portugal | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 75 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 23 | 28% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 7% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 14 | 17% |
| Unknown | 4 | 5% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 45 | 55% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 5 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Unknown | 10 | 12% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 November 2012.
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#1,589
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#124,067
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#26
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