Distinct distal gut microbiome diversity and composition in healthy children from Bangladesh and the United States.

Our current understanding of the composition and stability of the human distal gut microbiota is based largely on studies of infants and adults living in developed countries. In contrast, little is known about the gut microbiota and its variation over time in older children and adolescents, especial...

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Main Authors: Audrie Lin, Elisabeth M Bik, Elizabeth K Costello, Les Dethlefsen, Rashidul Haque, David A Relman, Upinder Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3551965?pdf=render