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Genomic diversity and ecology of human-associated Akkermansia species in the gut microbiome revealed by extensive metagenomic assembly.

Nicolai KarcherEleonora NigroMichal PunčochářAitor Blanco-MíguezMatteo CicianiPaolo ManghiMoreno ZolfoFabio CumboSerena ManaraDavide GolzatoAnna CeresetoManimozhiyan ArumugamThi Phuong Nam BuiHanne L P TytgatMireia Valles-ColomerWillem M de VosNicola Segata
Published in: Genome biology (2021)
We uncover a large phylogenetic and functional diversity of the Akkermansia genus in humans. This variability should be considered in the ongoing experimental and metagenomic efforts to characterize the health-associated properties of A. muciniphila and related bacteria.
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