AGR | Amitermes-Gnathamitermes-Rhynchotermes |
AMD | acid mine drainage |
ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
CCA |
canonical correspondence analysis |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CDI | contact-dependent growth inhibition |
EHEC |
enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli |
EPS | extracellular polymeric substance |
FDH |
formate dehydrogenase |
HA |
hemagglutinin |
HMP | Human Microbiome Project |
IBD |
inflammatory bowel disease |
IOM | Institute of Medicine |
LCA |
last common ancestor |
MetaHIT |
Metagenomics of the Human Intestinal Tract |
NA |
neuraminidase |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NEC | neonatal necrotizing entercolitis |
NIH | National Institutes of Health |
NMDS | nonmetric multidimensional scaling |
ORCA |
Ocean Research and Conservation Association |
PCA |
principal component analysis |
PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
rRNA |
ribosomal ribonucleic acid |