NCCR Microbiomes

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Communities of microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and protists, perform essential roles in health, agriculture and the environment. The National Centre of Competence in Research "Harnessing microbial communities for health and the environment" (NCCR Microbiomes) is developing new tools to study these microbiomes, combat pathogens and promote useful organisms. It looks at microbial communities in humans, animals, plants, and natural and industrial environments.

NCCR Microbiomes brings together experts in the fields of human infections, animal and plant gut microbiomes, genomics and computational biology, applied and environmental microbiology, and microbial ecology and evolution. To achieve its goals, the NCCR Microbiomes is organised into five interconnected research modules or ‘work packages’: Translational microbiome research; Microbiomes in animal systems; Plant, soil and environmental microbiomes; Synthetic and engineered microbiomes; and Microbiome data analysis and modelling.

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