Comparison of the gut microbiota composition between obese and non-obese individuals in a Japanese population, as analyzed by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and next-generation sequencing

Background Obesity has become one of the most serious social problems in developed countries, including Japan. The relationship between the gut microbiota and obesity has recently attracted the attention of many researchers. Although the gut microbiota was long thought to contribute to obesity, the...

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Published in:	BMC gastroenterology Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 100
Main Authors:	Kasai, Chika, Sugimoto, Kazushi, Moritani, Isao, Tanaka, Junichiro, Oya, Yumi, Inoue, Hidekazu, Tameda, Masahiko, Shiraki, Katsuya, Ito, Masaaki, Takei, Yoshiyuki, Takase, Kojiro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 11.08.2015 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adult Asian People Bacteroidetes - genetics Bacteroidetes - isolation & purification Body Mass Index Care and treatment Colonoscopy Comparative analysis DNA, Bacterial - analysis Feces - microbiology Female Firmicutes - genetics Firmicutes - isolation & purification Gastroenterology Gastrointestinal Microbiome - genetics Gastrointestinal Tract - microbiology Genetic aspects Genetic polymorphisms Hepatology Humans Internal Medicine Japan Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms) Middle Aged Obesity Obesity - microbiology Patient outcomes Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Research Article Sequence Analysis, DNA - methods Japan Obesity Microbiota Next-generation sequencing T-RFLP
ISSN:	1471-230X, 1471-230X
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