The gut microbiota of Colombians differs from that of Americans, Europeans and Asians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The composition of the gut microbiota has recently been associated with health and disease, particularly with obesity. Some studies suggested a higher proportion of Firmicutes and a lower proportion of Bacteroidetes in obese compared to lean people; others found discordant patterns. Most studies, however, focused on Americans or Europeans, giving a limited picture of the gut microbiome. To determine the generality of previous observations and expand our knowledge of the human gut microbiota, it is important to replicate studies in overlooked populations. Thus, we describe here, for the first time, the gut microbiota of Colombian adults via the pyrosequencing of the 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA), comparing it with results obtained in Americans, Europeans, Japanese and South Ko

SUBMITTER: Escobar JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4275940 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature