Intestinal microbiota profile in healthy Saudi children: The bacterial domain

• Published in: Saudi journal of gastroenterology Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 312 - 317
• Main Authors: El Mouzan, Mohammad, Al-Hussaini, Abdulrahman A, Al Sarkhy, Ahmed, Assiri, Asaad, Alasmi, Mona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Adolescent; Bacteria - genetics; Child; Dysbiosis - microbiology; Feces - microbiology; Female; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Humans; Male; Original; Saudi Arabia - epidemiology; Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia; gut microbiome; children; Bacteriome

Knowledge of microbiota in health is essential for clinical research on the role of microbiota in disease. We aimed to characterize the intestinal microbiota in healthy Saudi children. In this community-based study, stool samples were collected from a randomly selected sample of 20 healthy school ch...