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Taking metagenomics under the wings

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This Genome Watch highlights how metagenomics can fill the knowledge gap of the wild avian gut microbiome and enable the early detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria with implications for public health policy and conservation management.

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  1. Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK

    Physilia Ying Shi Chua

  2. Laboratory of Genomics and Molecular Medicine, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Jacob Agerbo Rasmussen

  3. Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, Globe Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Jacob Agerbo Rasmussen

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Chua, P.Y.S., Rasmussen, J.A. Taking metagenomics under the wings. Nat Rev Microbiol 20, 447 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-022-00746-5

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