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Microbiome tractability and translation

The microbiome is diverse, not only in its microbial members but also in its functions, and it has important roles in human health and disease and in ecosystem functioning. Yet, translating knowledge of the microbiome and its associations with the state of the host into applications and therapies has been challenging. In large part, successful translation relies on tractable methods and systems that enable systematic and controlled testing of hypotheses and interventions. Therefore, in this Focus issue Nature Reviews Microbiology explores strategies, tools and approaches that make microbiome research more tractable and that will pave the way towards successful translation of microbiota-based therapeutics and applications.

This Nature Reviews Microbiology Focus is editorially independent, produced with financial support from the Kellogg Company, a third party.

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