Gut microbiota & Variability

The numerous publicly available microbiome datasets could be helpful in quantifying differences between well-researched and less characterized world regions.
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There is less intra-individual variation (Alfa-diversity) than inter-individual variation (beta-diversity), indicative of an individualized gut microbiota
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Microbial diversity i…