Metagenomic study of the gut microbiota associated with cow milk consumption in Chinese peri-/postmenopausal women.

ABSTRACT: Cow milk consumption (CMC) and alterations of gut bacterial composition are proposed to be closely related to human health and disease. Our research aims to investigate the changes in human gut microbial composition in Chinese peri-/postmenopausal women with different CMC habits. A total of 517 subjects were recruited and questionnaires about their CMC status were collected; 394 subjects were included in the final analyses. Fecal samples were used for studying gut bacterial composition. All the subjects were divided into a control group (n = 248) and a CMC group (n = 146) according to their CMC status. Non-parametric tests and LEfSe at different taxonomic levels were used to reveal differentially abundant taxa and functional categories across different CMC groups. Relative ab

SUBMITTER: Tian B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9425034 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature