Comparative Analysis of Gut Microbiota of Native Tibetan and Han Populations Living at Different Altitudes.

The factors driving the composition of gut microbiota are still only partly understood but appear to include environmental, cultural, and genetic factors. In order to obtain more insight into the relative importance of these factors, we analyzed the microbiome composition in subjects of Tibetan or H...

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Main Authors: Kang Li, Zeng Dan, Luobu Gesang, Hong Wang, Yongjian Zhou, Yanlei Du, Yi Ren, Yixiang Shi, Yuqiang Nie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4883765?pdf=render