Multi-Omics Analyses Characterize the Gut Microbiome and Metabolome Signatures of Soldiers Under Sustained Military Training.

ABSTRACT: Exercise can directly alter the gut microbiome at the compositional and functional metabolic levels, which in turn may beneficially influence physical performance. However, data how the gut microbiome and fecal metabolome change, and how they interact in soldiers who commonly undergo sustained military training are limited. To address this issue, we first performed 16S rRNA sequencing to assess the gut microbial community patterns in a cohort of 80 soldiers separated into elite soldiers (ES, n = 40) and non-elite soldiers (N-ES, n = 40). We observed that the α-diversities of the ES group were higher than those of the N-ES group. As for both taxonomical structure and phenotypic compositions, elite soldiers were mainly characterized by an increased abundance of bacteria produci

SUBMITTER: Shi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8990768 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature