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- Title
Microbial ecology: Human gut microbes associated with obesity.
- Authors
Ley, Ruth E.; Turnbaugh, Peter J.; Klein, Samuel; Gordon, Jeffrey I.
- Abstract
Two groups of beneficial bacteria are dominant in the human gut, the Bacteroidetes and the Firmicutes. Here we show that the relative proportion of Bacteroidetes is decreased in obese people by comparison with lean people, and that this proportion increases with weight loss on two types of low-calorie diet. Our findings indicate that obesity has a microbial component, which might have potential therapeutic implications.
- Subjects
MICROBIAL ecology; GASTROINTESTINAL system; BACTEROIDES; OBESITY; LOW-calorie diet; BODY weight -- Risk factors
- Publication
Nature, 2006, Vol 444, Issue 7122, p1022
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/4441022a