Exploring the universal healthy human gut microbiota around the World.

ABSTRACT: The human gut holds a special place in the study of different microbial environments due to growing evidence that the gut microbiota is related to host health. However, despite extensive research, there is still a lack of knowledge about the core taxa forming the gut microbiota and, moreover, available information is biased towards western microbiomes in both genome databases and most core taxa studies. To tackle these limitations, we tested a database enrichment strategy and analyzed public datasets of whole-genome shotgun data, generated from 545 fecal samples, comprising three gradients of westernization. The NT database was selected as a baseline of biological diversity, subsequently being combined with various studies of interest related to the human microbiota. This enrichment strate

SUBMITTER: Piquer-Esteban S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8749183 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature