Information on the human microbiome may lead to the identification of specific microbes associated with diseases currently thought to be noninfectious. Concept introduction: Human microbiome contains millions of organisms in the gut of humans. Sequencing approaches with shotgun gene method are used for analyzing the genes in the genome of various microorganisms with the characterization of functions of genes. 16s rRNA sequencing is an important method of identifying microorganisms as this sequence is conserved in various pathogens. It is important for taxonomic and phylogenetic classification of different microorganisms.

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Information on the human microbiome may lead to the identification of specific microbes associated with diseases currently thought to be noninfectious.

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Human microbiome contains millions of organisms in the gut of humans. Sequencing approaches with shotgun gene method are used for analyzing the genes in the genome of various microorganisms with the characterization of functions of genes. 16s rRNA sequencing is an important method of identifying microorganisms as this sequence is conserved in various pathogens. It is important for taxonomic and phylogenetic classification of different microorganisms.

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