Investigation of the Ecological Link between Recurrent Microbial Human Gut Communities and Physical Activity.

ABSTRACT: Emerging evidence has shown an association between the composition of intestinal microbial communities and host physical activity, suggesting that modifications of the gut microbiota composition may support training, performance, and post-exercise recovery of the host. Nevertheless, investigation of differences in the gut microbiota between athletes and individuals with reduced physical activity is still lacking. In this study, we performed a meta-analysis of 207 publicly available shotgun metagenomics sequencing data of fecal samples from athletes and healthy non-athletes. Accordingly, analysis of species-level fecal microbial profiles revealed three recurring compositional patterns, named HPC1 to 3, that characterize the host based on their commitment to physical activity. Interestingly,

SUBMITTER: Tarracchini C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045144 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature