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Stool consistency is strongly associated with gut microbiota richness and composition, enterotypes and bacterial growth rates

Gut · 2015 · Vol. 65(1) · pp. 57–62
Doris VandeputteGwen FalonySara Vieira‐SilvaRaúl Y. TitoMarie JoossensJeroen Raes

Abstract

The strength of the associations between stool consistency and species richness, enterotypes and community composition emphasises the crucial importance of stool consistency assessment in gut metagenome-wide association studies.

Gut microbiota and healthClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchGastrointestinal motility and disordersBacteroidetesFirmicutesMicrobiomeGut floraBiologyPrevotellaFusobacteriaAkkermansiaBacteroidaceaeBacteroides

MeSH terms

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeAdultFecesFemaleGastrointestinal TransitHumansMiddle AgedSelf ReportHealthy Volunteers

Funding

  • Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
  • KU Leuven
  • Vlaamse regering
  • FP7 People: Marie-Curie Actions
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