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Microbial ecology: Human gut microbes associated with obesity

Ley, R.E ; Turnbaugh, P.J ; Klein, S ; Gordon, J.I

Nature, 2006-12, Vol.444 (7122), p.1022-1023 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

England: Nature Publishing Group

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Title:
Microbial ecology: Human gut microbes associated with obesity
Author: Ley, R.E ; Turnbaugh, P.J ; Klein, S ; Gordon, J.I
Subjects: Adiposity - drug effects ; Adiposity - physiology ; Animals ; Bacteria ; Bacteria - classification ; Bacteria - genetics ; Bacteria - isolation & purification ; Bacteroidetes ; Bacteroidetes - classification ; Bacteroidetes - genetics ; Bacteroidetes - isolation & purification ; Diet ; digestion ; digestive physiology ; Firmicutes ; Gastroenterology ; Gastrointestinal Tract - microbiology ; Human body ; Humans ; intestinal microorganisms ; microbial ecology ; Microbiology ; Obesity ; Obesity - microbiology ; population density ; population ecology ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics ; Weight control
Is Part Of: Nature, 2006-12, Vol.444 (7122), p.1022-1023
Notes: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/4441022a
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Description: 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.
Publisher: England: Nature Publishing Group
Language: English

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Microbial ecology: Human gut microbes associated with obesity

Ley, R.E ; Turnbaugh, P.J ; Klein, S ; Gordon, J.I

England: Nature Publishing Group

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