Murine Gut Microbiome Meta-analysis Reveals Alterations in Carbohydrate Metabolism in Response to Aging
Xiaomeng You, Ushashi C. Dadwal, Marc E. Lenburg, Melissa A. Kacena, Julia F. Charles
Abstract
Aging-associated microbial alteration is hypothesized to play an important role in host health and longevity. However, investigations regarding specific gut microbes or microbial functional alterations associated with aging have had inconsistent results.
Topics & Concepts
MetagenomicsMicrobiomeBiologyGut microbiomeGut floraLongevityComputational biologyBioinformaticsGeneGeneticsImmunologyGut microbiota and healthDiet and metabolism studiesEpigenetics and DNA Methylation