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Metagenomics & Public Health - February 9, 2015

The new science of metagenomics: revealing the secrets of our microbial planet, National Research Council (2009)

Among New York subway’s millions of riders, a study finds many mystery microbes, by Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times, Feb 5 

Microbes in the city: Mapping the urban genome, June 19, 2015, The New York Academy of Sciences 

Metagenomics mash-up: a tour of the newest software and strategies for analyzing microbial and viral communities 
Chi KR. The Scientist, Aug 1 2014.

Application of metagenomics in the human gut microbiome.
Wang WL, Xu SY, Ren ZG, Tao L, Jiang JW, Zheng SS. World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Jan 21;21(3):803-814. PMID: 25624713

Viral metagenomics on animals as a tool for the detection of zoonoses prior to human infection?
Temmam S, Davoust B, Berenger JM, Raoult D, Desnues C. Int J Mol Sci. 2014 Jun 10;15(6):10377-97. PMID:24918293

What microbes lurk in the subways of New York? Mysteries abound, National Public Radio, Feb 6