Gut Microbiome Profiles Are Associated With Type 2 Diabetes in Urban Africans

Gut Microbiome Profiles Are Associated With Type 2 Diabetes in Urban Africans

Gut dysbiosis has been associated with several disease outcomes including diabetes in human populations. Currently, there are no studies of the gut microbiome composition in relation to type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Africans. Here, we describe the profile of the gut microbiome in non-diabetic adults (con...

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Main Authors: Ayo P. Doumatey, Adebowale Adeyemo, Jie Zhou, Lin Lei, Sally N. Adebamowo, Clement Adebamowo, Charles N. Rotimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
gut microbiome
type 2 diabetes
urban Africans
16S V4 rRNA sequencing
microbial composition
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00063/full

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