Clockwise from Left: Streptococcus; Microbial Biofilm of Mixed Species in a Human; Bacillus; Malasse (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Clockwise from Left: Streptococcus; Microbial Biofilm of Mixed Species in a Human; Bacillus; Malasse

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The Human Microbiome Project, launched by NIH in 2007, provided a glimpse of the microbial diversity of healthy humans and is exploring the possible relationship between human diseases and the microbiome.

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Jonathan Bailey, NHGRI

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