This month’s Genome Watch highlights the use of high-depth genome-centric approaches to further our understanding of the human gut microbiome within the context of industrialized and non-industrialized lifestyles.
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Bowers, R.M. Gone with a trace: cataloguing the disappearing gut microbes. Nat Rev Microbiol 21, 704 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-023-00968-1
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