Bacteroides dorei dominates gut microbiome prior to autoimmunity in Finnish children at high risk for type 1 diabetes

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 5; p. 678
• Main Authors: Davis-Richardson, Austin G., Ardissone, Alexandria N., Dias, Raquel, Simell, Ville, Leonard, Michael T., Kemppainen, Kaisa M., Drew, Jennifer C., Schatz, Desmond, Atkinson, Mark A., Kolaczkowski, Bryan, Ilonen, Jorma, Knip, Mikael, Toppari, Jorma, Nurminen, Noora, Hyöty, Heikki, Veijola, Riitta, Simell, Tuula, Mykkänen, Juha, Simell, Olli, Triplett, Eric W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 2014
• Subjects: Autoimmunity4; Bacteroides dorei1; Bacteroides vulgatus2; Microbiology; Microbiome5; Type-1 Diabetes3; Bacteroides dorei; Bacteroides vulgatus; autoimmunity; microbiome; type-1 diabetes

The incidence of the autoimmune disease, type 1 diabetes (T1D), has increased dramatically over the last half century in many developed countries and is particularly high in Finland and other Nordic countries. Along with genetic predisposition, environmental factors are thought to play a critical ro...