article_snippet: Using computer power, the team were able to to rapidly sequence microbial populations and look for patterns in the results .
article_snippet: The study used a technique known as oligotyping which exploits subtle variations gene data.
article_snippet: Using computer power, the team were able to to rapidly sequence microbial populations and look for patterns in the results.
article_snippet: The researchers say the use of oligotyping, which provides greater sensitivity, allowed The researchers to better explain the distribution of very closely related bacterial organisms to compare microbiomes among 71 human populations. '