How causal are microbiomes? A comparison with the Helicobacter pylori explanation of ulcers
Abstract
Human microbiome research makes causal connections between entire microbial communities and a wide array of traits that range from physiological diseases to psychological states. To evaluate these causal claims, we first examine a well-known single-microbe causal explanation: of Helicobacter pylori causing ulcers. This apparently straightforward causal explanation is not so simple, however. It does not achieve a key explanatory standard in...
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Title
How causal are microbiomes? A comparison with the Helicobacter pylori explanation of ulcers
Published Date
Nov 23, 2019
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Volume
34
Issue
6
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