"Metagenome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A collective genome representative of the many organisms, primarily microorganisms, existing in a community.
| Descriptor ID |
D054892
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.360.340.550
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2012 | 23 | 9 | 32 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metagenome" by people in Profiles.
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Longitudinal phage-bacteria dynamics in the early life gut microbiome. Nat Microbiol. 2025 Feb; 10(2):420-430.
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Early life microbial succession in the gut follows common patterns in humans across the globe. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 14; 16(1):660.
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Hidden Links Between Skin Microbiome and Skin Imaging Phenome. Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics. 2024 Oct 15; 22(4).
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Protection against fibrosis by a bacterial consortium in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and the role of amino acid metabolism. Gut Microbes. 2024 Jan-Dec; 16(1):2399260.
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Unveiling microbial diversity: harnessing long-read sequencing technology. Nat Methods. 2024 Jun; 21(6):954-966.
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The human vaginal microbiota: from clinical medicine to models to mechanisms. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2024 02; 77:102422.
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De novo identification of microbial contaminants in low microbial biomass microbiomes with Squeegee. Nat Commun. 2022 11 10; 13(1):6799.
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Metagenomes of rectal swabs in larger, advanced stage cervical cancers have enhanced mucus degrading functionalities and distinct taxonomic structure. BMC Cancer. 2022 Sep 01; 22(1):945.
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Strain Identification and Quantitative Analysis in Microbial Communities. J Mol Biol. 2022 08 15; 434(15):167582.
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[Precision diagnostics in clinical microbiology]. Lakartidningen. 2021 10 25; 118.