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Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

Overview of attention for article published in Nature, June 2012
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Title
Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome
Published in
Nature, June 2012
DOI 10.1038/nature11234
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Abstract

Studies of the human microbiome have revealed that even healthy individuals differ remarkably in the microbes that occupy habitats such as the gut, skin and vagina. Much of this diversity remains unexplained, although diet, environment, host genetics and early microbial exposure have all been implicated. Accordingly, to characterize the ecology of human-associated microbial communities, the Human Microbiome Project has analysed the largest cohort and set of distinct, clinically relevant body habitats so far. We found the diversity and abundance of each habitat's signature microbes to vary widely even among healthy subjects, with strong niche specialization both within and among individuals. The project encountered an estimated 81-99% of the genera, enzyme families and community configurations occupied by the healthy Western microbiome. Metagenomic carriage of metabolic pathways was stable among individuals despite variation in community structure, and ethnic/racial background proved to be one of the strongest associations of both pathways and microbes with clinical metadata. These results thus delineate the range of structural and functional configurations normal in the microbial communities of a healthy population, enabling future characterization of the epidemiology, ecology and translational applications of the human microbiome.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 104 1%
Canada 20 <1%
United Kingdom 20 <1%
France 15 <1%
Brazil 13 <1%
Germany 12 <1%
Denmark 11 <1%
Spain 9 <1%
India 9 <1%
Other 98 1%
Unknown 8787 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 1707 19%
Researcher 1381 15%
Student > Bachelor 1216 13%
Student > Master 1188 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 457 5%
Other 1298 14%
Unknown 1851 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2360 26%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1482 16%
Medicine and Dentistry 1013 11%
Immunology and Microbiology 671 7%
Computer Science 177 2%
Other 1244 14%
Unknown 2151 24%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1085. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 February 2024.
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#14,207
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#1,446
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