Genomics|Update|Current: Infectious Diseases

Genomics|Update|Current

Infectious Diseases

Dynamics and associations of microbial community types across the human body
Ding T, Schloss PD. Nature 2014; 509:357-360.

Lung microbiota promotes tolerance to allergens in neonates via PD-L1. 
Eva S Gollwitzer et al. Nature Medicine, May 11, 2014

The evolutionary dynamics of variant antigen genes in Babesia reveal a history of genomic innovation underlying host–parasite interaction
Jackson AP, et al. Nucl Acids Res, May 5, 201

Visualizing the ocular microbiome 
Shaikh-Lesko R. The Scientist, May 12, 2014.

Virus discovery: are we scientists or genome collectors? 
Canuti M, van der Hoek L. Trends Microbiol. 2014 May;22(5):229-31.

Microbiome therapy gains market traction, by Sara Reardon, Nature News, May 13