A Cross-Sectional Study of Compositional and Functional Profiles of Gut Microbiota in Sardinian Centenarians

ABSTRACT Sardinia, Italy, has a high prevalence of residents who live more than 100 years. The reasons for longevity in this isolated region are currently unknown. Gut microbiota may hold a clue. To explore the role gut microbiota may play in healthy aging and longevity, we used metagenomic sequenci...

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Main Authors: Lu Wu, Tiansheng Zeng, Angelo Zinellu, Salvatore Rubino, David J. Kelvin, Ciriaco Carru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-08-01
Series:mSystems
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00325-19