The gut microbiome of healthy Japanese and its microbial and functional uniqueness.

ABSTRACT: The human gut microbiome has profound influences on the host's health largely through its interference with various intestinal functions. As recent studies have suggested diversity in the human gut microbiome among human populations, it will be interesting to analyse how gut microbiome is correlated with geographical, cultural, and traditional differences. The Japanese people are known to have several characteristic features such as eating a variety of traditional foods and exhibiting a low BMI and long life span. In this study, we analysed gut microbiomes of the Japanese by comparing the metagenomic data obtained from 106 Japanese individuals with those from 11 other nations. We found that the composition of the Japanese gut microbiome showed more abundant in the phylum Actinobacteria, in

SUBMITTER: Nishijima S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4833420 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature