Cohabitation is associated with a greater resemblance in gut microbiota which can impact cardiometabolic and inflammatory risk

Abstract Background The gut microbiota composition is known to be influenced by a myriad of factors including the host genetic profile and a number of environmental influences. Here, we focus on the environmental influence of cohabitation on the gut microbiota as well as whether these environmentall...

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Main Authors: Casey T. Finnicum, Jeffrey J. Beck, Conor V. Dolan, Christel Davis, Gonneke Willemsen, Erik A. Ehli, Dorret I. Boomsma, Gareth E. Davies, Eco J. C. de Geus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1602-8