The gut microbiome in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

The gut microbiota may play a role in cardiovascular diseases. Here, the authors perform a metagenome-wide association study on stools from individuals with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and healthy controls, identifying microbial strains and functions associated with the disease.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhuye Jie, Huihua Xia, Shi-Long Zhong, Qiang Feng, Shenghui Li, Suisha Liang, Huanzi Zhong, Zhipeng Liu, Yuan Gao, Hui Zhao, Dongya Zhang, Zheng Su, Zhiwei Fang, Zhou Lan, Junhua Li, Liang Xiao, Jun Li, Ruijun Li, Xiaoping Li, Fei Li, Huahui Ren, Yan Huang, Yangqing Peng, Guanglei Li, Bo Wen, Bo Dong, Ji-Yan Chen, Qing-Shan Geng, Zhi-Wei Zhang, Huanming Yang, Jian Wang, Jun Wang, Xuan Zhang, Lise Madsen, Susanne Brix, Guang Ning, Xun Xu, Xin Liu, Yong Hou, Huijue Jia, Kunlun He, Karsten Kristiansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00900-1