Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Mongolians core gut microbiota and its correlation with seasonal dietary changes. |
| Authors: |
Jiachao Zhang, Zhuang Guo, Qi Lim, Angela An, Yi Zheng, Koh, Eileen Y., Danliang Ho, Jianmin Qiao, Dongxue Huo, Qiangchuan Hou, Weiqiang Huang, Lifeng Wang, Javzandulam, Chimedsuren, Narangerel, Choijilsuren, Jirimutu, Menghebilige, Yuan-Kun Lee, Heping Zhang |
| Source: |
Scientific Reports; 5/16/2014, p1-11, 11p |
| Subject Terms: |
GUT microbiome, BACTEROIDES, DIET, PHYSIOLOGY, LIFESTYLES, LIFESTYLES & health, BACTERIA, MONGOLS |
| Geographic Terms: |
ULAANBAATAR (Mongolia) |
| Abstract: |
Historically, the Mongol Empire ranks among the world's largest contiguous empires, and the Mongolians developed their unique lifestyle and diet over thousands of years. In this study, the intestinal microbiota of Mongolians residing in Ulan Bator, TUW province and the Khentii pasturing area were studied using 454 pyrosequencing and q-PCR technology.Weexplored the impacts of lifestyle and seasonal dietary changes on the Mongolians' gut microbes. At the phylum level, the Mongolians's gut populations were marked by a dominance of Bacteroidetes (55.56%) and a low Firmicutesto Bacteroidetesratio (0.71). Analysis based on the operational taxonomic unit (OTU) level revealed that the Mongolian core intestinal microbiota comprised the genera Prevotella, Bacteroides, Faecalibacterium, Ruminococcus, Subdoligranulumand Coprococcus. Urbanisation and life-style may have modified the compositions of the gut microbiota of Mongolians from Ulan Bator, TUW and Khentii. Based on a food frequency questionnaire, we found that the dietary structure was diverse and stable throughout the year in Ulan Bator and TUW, but was simple and varied during the year in Khentii. Accordingly, seasonal effects on intestinal microbiota were more distinct in Khentii residents than in TUW or Ulan Bator residents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |
