16S rRNA gene sequencing is commonly used for identification and quantitation of microorganisms in complex biological mixtures, such as the human gut microbiome. The 16S rRNA gene is an excellent target gene for sequencing DNA in a heterogenous sample, as it is a highly conserved part of the transcriptional machinery. Universal PCR primers are used to amplify the conserved regions of 16S. Thus, it is possible to amplify the gene in a wide range of different microorganisms from a single sample. As the 16S rRNA gene consists of both conserved and variable regions, sequencing of the variable regions can be used to differentiate between different bacterial species.
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Instituto de Biología, UNAM, Departamento de Zoología, Colección Nacional de Insectos, Apartado Postal 70-153, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Department of Neurology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
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School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom.
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National Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution and Preventive Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
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