Human microbiome: a genetic bazaar for microbes?

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Human microbiome: a genetic bazaar for microbes?

Curr Biol. 2012 Jan 10;22(1):R20-2

Authors: Langille MG, Meehan CJ, Beiko RG

Abstract
A recent study suggests that lateral gene transfer has been particularly intense among human-associated microbes. What can this tell us about our relationship with our internal microbial world?

PMID: 22240474 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]