Exploring the influence of urbanization on gut mycobiota through dietary habits in Burkina Faso

• Published in: BMC microbiology Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 517 - 15
• Main Authors: Renzi, Sonia, Meriggi, Niccolò, Paola, Monica Di, Bacci, Giovanni, Cerasuolo, Benedetta, Gori, Agnese, Casari, Silene, Banci, Elena, de Blasi, Alessia, Diallo, Salou, Kabore, Berenger, Derra, Karim, Tinto, Halidou, De Filippo, Carlotta, De Mast, Quirijn, Lionetti, Paolo, Cavalieri, Duccio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 16.08.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Biodiversity; Burkina Faso; Diet; Dietary habits; Feces - microbiology; Feeding Behavior; Female; Food habits; Fungal diversity; Fungi - classification; Fungi - genetics; Fungi - isolation & purification; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Gut mycobiota; Health aspects; Households; Humans; Male; Microbiota; Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms); Middle Aged; Mycobiome; Rural Population; Sub-Saharan Africa; Surveys; Urban Population; Urbanization; Young Adult; Burkina Faso; Fungi; Gut mycobiota; Microbiota; Burkina Faso; Dietary habits; Urbanization; Sub-Saharan Africa; Fungal diversity; Rural-to-Urban

The phenomenon of urbanization is associated with significant shifts in lifestyle and dietary habits, which can impact the composition of gut microbiota. While variations in gut bacterial communities between rural and urban residents are documented, changes in fungal communities (mycobiota) remain u...