Interpreting Prevotella and Bacteroides as biomarkers of diet and lifestyle

this too https://t.co/pWorPgQE9h

@john_damianosMD #GITwitter #microbiome #PrecisionGastroenterology Americans and Europeans having a Western diet tend to be dominated by Bacteroides and Clostridiales, while rural populations with a high fiber, low-protein diet tend to be dominated by P

@ollieD68 @TheEconomist This paper builds on an earlier understanding of enterotypes and suggests gradients rather than clusters is a better way to understand gut flora. Some known, some still to know. https://t.co/TajAnCXF8c

“Prevotella was associated with non-Western, rural communities, and a plant-based diet rich in polysaccharides and fiber.” “...Burkina Faso , South Africa, Venezuela and Malawi,and Russia, Prevotella was commonly dominant in the adult samples.” https://t