Human Gut Microbiota Profiles Related to Mediterranean and West African Diets and Association with <i>Blastocystis</i> Subtypes.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: The effects of geographical origin, alongside age, diet, and drug treatments, on the gut microbiota have not been thoroughly analyzed in African countries. Furthermore, eukaryotic components, including Blastocystis, the most common intestinal protozoan worldwide, require further investigation. This study compares the gut microbiota of Italian subjects with that of two African groups to examine the influence of dietary patterns and the effects of Blastocystis presence and subtypes. Methods: Three cohorts of healthy subjects (Italians residing in Rome, Africans residing in the Côte d'Ivoire, and Africans living in Italy) were compared by sequencing the V3-V4 hypervariable regions of the 16S rDNA gene. Taxa abundance and associations with typ

SUBMITTER: Antonetti L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12472930 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature