Response of the human gut and saliva microbiome to urbanization in Cameroon.

ABSTRACT: Urban populations from highly industrialized countries are characterized by a lower gut bacterial diversity as well as by changes in composition compared to rural populations from less industrialized countries. To unveil the mechanisms and factors leading to this diversity loss, it is necessary to identify the factors associated with urbanization-induced shifts at a smaller geographical scale, especially in less industrialized countries. To do so, we investigated potential associations between a variety of dietary, medical, parasitological and socio-cultural factors and the gut and saliva microbiomes of 147 individuals from three populations along an urbanization gradient in Cameroon. We found that the presence of Entamoeba sp., a commensal gut protozoan, followed by stool consistency, wer

SUBMITTER: Lokmer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7028744 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature