MicroPheno: predicting environments and host phenotypes from 16S rRNA gene sequencing using a k-mer based representation of shallow sub-samples
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DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bty296
Abstract: Motivation Microbial communities play important roles in the function and maintenance of various biosystems, ranging from the human body to the environment. A major challenge in microbiome research is the classification of microbial communities of… read more here.
Keywords: sub samples; host phenotypes; 16s rrna; environments host ... See more keywords
Investigation on the differentiation of two Ustilago esculenta strains - implications of a relationship with the host phenotypes appearing in the fields
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DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-1138-8
Abstract: BackgroundUstilago esculenta, a pathogenic basidiomycete fungus, infects Zizania latifolia to form edible galls named Jiaobai in China. The distinct growth conditions of U. esculenta induced Z. latifolia to form three different phenotypes, named male Jiaobai,… read more here.
Keywords: host phenotypes; esculenta strains; jiaobai; host ... See more keywords