Dirk Gevers

Research topics

• Gut microbiota and health · 2 papers
• Gene expression and cancer classification · 1 paper
• Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies · 1 paper
• Tryptophan and brain disorders · 1 paper
• Urinary Tract Infections Management · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Nicola Segata · 2 papers
• Curtis Huttenhower · 2 papers
• Jacques Izard · 1 paper
• Levi D. Waldron · 1 paper
• Larisa Miropolsky · 1 paper
• Wendy S. Garrett · 1 paper
• J. Fah Sathirapongsasuti · 1 paper
• Ashlee M. Earl · 1 paper

Papers

1. Metagenomic biomarker discovery and explanationGenome biology · 2011 · 17,208 citations

   This study describes and validates a new method for metagenomic biomarker discovery by way of class comparison, tests of biological consistency and effect size estimation. This addresses the challenge of finding organisms, genes, or pathways that consistently explain the differences…

2. Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiomeNature · 2012 · 12,251 citations

   Studies of the human microbiome have revealed that even healthy individuals differ remarkably in the microbes that occupy habitats such as the gut, skin and vagina. Much of this diversity remains unexplained, although diet, environment, host genetics and early microbial…