Reproducible changes in the gut microbiome suggest a shift in microbial and host metabolism during spaceflight

Reproducible changes in the gut microbiome suggest a shift in microbial and host metabolism during spaceflight

Abstract Background Space environment imposes a range of challenges to mammalian physiology and the gut microbiota, and interactions between the two are thought to be important in mammalian health in space. While previous findings have demonstrated a change in the gut microbial community structure d...

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Main Authors: Peng Jiang, Stefan J. Green, George E. Chlipala, Fred W. Turek, Martha Hotz Vitaterna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Space environment
Microgravity
Cosmic radiation
16S rRNA amplicon sequencing
RNA-seq
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-019-0724-4

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