Diversity of Gut Microbiota and Bifidobacterial Community of Chinese Subjects of Different Ages and from Different Regions

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 8; p. 1108
• Main Authors: Yang, Bo, Yan, Shuang, Chen, Yang, Ross, R. Paul, Stanton, Catherine, Zhao, Jianxin, Zhang, Hao, Chen, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 24.07.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Age; Age composition; Aging; bifidobacterial community; Bifidobacterium; Bifidobacterium adolescentis; Bifidobacterium dentium; Bifidobacterium longum; Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum; Breastfeeding & lactation; children; China; Chinese subjects; Composition; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Discriminant analysis; diversity; DNA; Enrichment; Fecal microflora; Feces; Geography; gut microbiota; Health care; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; Intestinal microflora; intestinal microorganisms; Laboratories; Longevity; Microbiota; Microorganisms; multivariate analysis; Next-generation sequencing; Older people; region; Ruminococcaceae; Statistical analysis; Taxonomy; Variance analysis; volunteers; United States > US; China

Gut microbiota composition and functionality are closely linked to host health. In this study, the fecal microbiota and bifidobacterial communities of 111 healthy volunteers from four regions of China of varying age profiles (Child, 1–5 years; Young, 18–50 years; Elder, 60–80 years; Longevity, ≥90 y...