Microbial inhabitants outnumber our body's own cells by about ten to one. These residents have become the subject of intensive research, which is beginning to elucidate their roles in health and disease.
Two journal articles by, David A. Relman, Departments of Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
"Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome" (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7402/full/nature11234.html)
"A framework for human microbiome research" (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7402/full/nature11209.html)
Consortia
The Human Microbiome Project Consortium
Two journal articles by, David A. Relman, Departments of Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
"Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome" (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7402/full/nature11234.html)
"A framework for human microbiome research" (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7402/full/nature11209.html)
Consortia
The Human Microbiome Project Consortium
