Distinct Features of Gut Microbiota in High-Altitude Tibetan and Middle-Altitude Han Hypertensive Patients

Indigenous animals show unique gut microbiota (GM) in the Tibetan plateau. However, it is unknown whether the hypertensive indigenous people in plateau also have the distinct gut bacteria, different from those living in plains. We sequenced the V3-V4 region of the gut bacteria 16S ribosomal RNA (rRN...

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Main Authors: Lu-lu Zhu, Zhi-jun Ma, Ming Ren, Yu-miao Wei, Yu-hua Liao, You-lu Shen, Shi-ming Fan, Lin Li, Qing-xia Wu, Zhong-shan Gao, Jing-fu Song, Yu-lan Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Cardiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1957843