Altered Gut Microbiota and Compositional Changes in Firmicutes and Proteobacteria in Mexican Undernourished and Obese Children

Altered Gut Microbiota and Compositional Changes in Firmicutes and Proteobacteria in Mexican Undernourished and Obese Children

Mexico is experiencing an epidemiological and nutritional transition period, and Mexican children are often affected by the double burden of malnutrition, which includes undernutrition (13.6% of children) and obesity (15.3%). The gut microbiome is a complex and metabolically active community of orga...

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Main Authors: Eder Orlando Méndez-Salazar, María Guadalupe Ortiz-López, María de los Ángeles Granados-Silvestre, Berenice Palacios-González, Marta Menjivar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Mexican children
microbiota
Firmicutes
undernourished
obesity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02494/full

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