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African microbiomes matter

2023Nature Reviews MicrobiologyJournal

10.1038/s41579-023-00925-y Full text46 citations

Authors

20 authors across 13 institutions in 8 countries.

Thulani P. MakhalanyaneFirst authorCorresponding
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Oliver K. I. Bezuidt
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Rian E. Pierneef
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Eshchar Mizrachi
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Adolphe Zeze
- Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (CI)
Romain K. Fossou
- Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (CI)

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Gut microbiota and healthlevel 3 · 1.00
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiologylevel 3 · 0.98
Zoonotic diseases and public healthlevel 3 · 0.97

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openalexseen September 9, 2026
2023 · Nature Reviews Microbiology · 46 citations
https://openalex.org/W4380887445

Claude Ghislaine Kouadjo

Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CI)

West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (GH)
University of Ghana (GH)

Chioma B. Chikere

University of Port Harcourt (NG)

Olubukola O. Babalola

North-West University (ZA)

University of the Western Cape (ZA)

Marshall Keyster

University of the Western Cape (ZA)

Mornè du Plessis

University of the Free State (ZA)

Nourou S. Yorou

Université de Parakou (BJ)

Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (MA)

Theresa Rossouw

University of Pretoria (ZA)

Casper N. Kamutando

University of Zimbabwe (ZW)

Stephanus Venter

University of Pretoria (ZA)

Lucy N. Moleleki

University of Pretoria (ZA)

Colin MurrellSenior author

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