The Dutch Microbiome Project defines factors that shape the healthy gut microbiome
R. Gacesa, A. Kurilshikov, A. Vich Vila, T. Sinha, M. A. Y. Klaassen, L. A. Bolte, S. Andreu-Sanchez, L. Chen, V. Collij, S. Hu, J. A. M. Dekens, V. C. Lenters, J. R. Bjork, J. C. Swarte, M. A. Swertz, , R. K. Weersma
This study identifies environmental and lifestyle factors shaping the gut microbiome in a large Dutch cohort, finding that most microbiome variation is due to environment rather than genetics.
bioRxiv · Nov 27, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology