Thermal processing of food reduces gut microbiota diversity of the host and triggers adaptation of the microbiota: evidence from two vertebrates

Abstract Background Adoption of thermal processing of the diet drives human evolution and gut microbiota diversity changes in a dietary habit-dependent manner. However, whether thermal processing of food triggers gut microbial variation remains unknown. Herein, we compared the microbiota of non-ther...

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Main Authors: Zhimin Zhang, Dapeng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0471-y