Environment dominates over host genetics in shaping human gut microbiota
Environment dominates over host genetics in shaping human gut microbiota
Nature 555, 7695 (2018). doi:10.1038/nature25973
Authors: Daphna Rothschild, Omer Weissbrod, Elad Barkan, Alexander Kurilshikov, Tal Korem, David Zeevi, Paul I. Costea, Anastasia Godneva, Iris N. Kalka, Noam Bar, Smadar Shilo, Dar Lador, Arnau Vich Vila, Niv Zmora, Meirav Pevsner-Fischer, David Israeli, Noa Kosower, Gal Malka, Bat Chen Wolf, Tali Avnit-Sagi, Maya Lotan-Pompan, Adina Weinberger, Zamir Halpern, Shai Carmi, Jingyuan Fu, Cisca Wijmenga, Alexandra Zhernakova, Eran Elinav & Eran Segal
Human gut microbiome composition is shaped by multiple factors but the relative contribution of host genetics remains elusive. Here we examine genotype and microbiome data from 1,046 healthy individuals with several distinct ancestral origins who share a relatively common environment, and demonstrate that the gut
Source: Nature - Category: Research Authors: Daphna Rothschild Omer Weissbrod Elad Barkan Alexander Kurilshikov Tal Korem David Zeevi Paul I. Costea Anastasia Godneva Iris N. Kalka Noam Bar Smadar Shilo Dar Lador Arnau Vich Vila Niv Zmora Meirav Pevsner-Fischer David Israeli Noa Kosower Gal Malka Ba Tags: Article Source Type: research