A Stoichioproteomic Analysis of Samples from the Human Microbiome Project.

ABSTRACT: Ecological stoichiometry (ES) uses organism-specific elemental content to explain differences in species life histories, species interactions, community organization, environmental constraints and even ecosystem function. Although ES has been successfully applied to a range of different organisms, most emphasis on microbial ecological stoichiometry focuses on lake, ocean, and soil communities. With the recent advances in human microbiome research, however, large amounts of data are being generated that describe differences in community composition across body sites and individuals. We suggest that ES may provide a framework for beginning to understand the structure, organization, and function of human microbial communities, including why certain organisms exist at certain locations, and ho

SUBMITTER: Vecchio-Pagan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5513900 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature