Quantitative PCR provides a simple and accessible method for quantitative microbiota profiling

• Ching Jian,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Human Microbiome Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0577-8834

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• Panu Luukkonen,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliations Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

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• Hannele Yki-Järvinen,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliations Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

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• Anne Salonen,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Human Microbiome Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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• Katri Korpela

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: katri.korpela@helsinki.fi

  Affiliation Human Microbiome Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-2713

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