Genomic Stability and Genetic Defense Systems in <i>Dolosigranulum pigrum</i> , a Candidate Beneficial Bacterium from the Human Microbiome
Stephany Flores Ramos, Silvio D. Brugger, Isabel F. Escapa, Chelsey A. Skeete, Sean L. Cotton, Sara M. Eslami, Wei Gao, Lindsey Bomar, Tommy H. Tran, Dakota S. Jones, Samuel S. Minot, Richard J. Roberts, Christopher D. Johnston, Katherine P. Lemon
Abstract
Dolosigranulum pigrum is a candidate beneficial bacterium with potential for future therapeutic use. This is based on its positive associations with characteristics of health in multiple studies of human nasal microbiota across the span of human life.
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MicrobiomeHuman microbiomeBiologyHuman healthGeneticsBacteriaHuman biologyEpidemiologyComputational biologyEvolutionary biologyMedicineEnvironmental healthInternal medicineProbiotics and Fermented FoodsOral microbiology and periodontitis researchInfections and bacterial resistance