The composition of the human gut microbiota is linked to health and disease, but knowledge
of individual microbial species is needed to decipher their biological roles. Despite …

The genome sequences of many species of the human gut microbiome remain unknown,
largely owing to challenges in cultivating microorganisms under laboratory conditions. Here …

Our knowledge of species and functional composition of the human gut microbiome is
rapidly increasing, but it is still based on very few cohorts and little is known about variation …

Understanding gut microbiome functions requires cultivated bacteria for experimental
validation and reference bacterial genome sequences to interpret metagenome datasets …

Metagenome-based resources have revealed the diversity and function of the human gut
microbiome, but further understanding is limited by insufficient genome quality and a lack of …

Our intestinal microbiota harbours a diverse bacterial community required for our health,
sustenance and wellbeing,. Intestinal colonization begins at birth and climaxes with the …

Our understanding of how the gut microbiome interacts with its human host has been
restrained by limited access to longitudinal datasets to examine stability and dynamics, and …

Reference genomes are essential for metagenomic analyses and functional characterization
of the human gut microbiota. We present the Culturable Genome Reference (CGR), a …

Culture-independent metagenomic studies have revolutionized our understanding of the gut
microbiota. However, the lack of full genomes from cultured species is still a limitation for in …

To understand the impact of gut microbes on human health and well-being it is crucial to
assess their genetic potential. Here we describe the Illumina-based metagenomic …