Body Mass Index Differences in the Gut Microbiota Are Gender Specific

Body Mass Index Differences in the Gut Microbiota Are Gender Specific

Background: The gut microbiota is increasingly recognized as playing an important role in the development of obesity, but the influence of gender remains elusive. Using a large cohort of Chinese adults, our study aimed to identify differences in gut microbiota as a function of body mass index (BMI)...

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Main Authors: Xuefeng Gao, Meirong Zhang, Junmian Xue, Jiandong Huang, Rihong Zhuang, Xiaolin Zhou, Huayue Zhang, Qiang Fu, Yi Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
obesity
gut microbiota
16S rRNA
Chinese
gender
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01250/full

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