An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest

Nature

Volumn 444, Issue 7122, 2006, Pages 1027-1031

  Turnbaugh, Peter J ^a   Ley, Ruth E ^a   Mahowald, Michael A ^a   Magrini, Vincent ^a   Mardis, Elaine R ^a   Gordon, Jeffrey I ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; MICROORGANISM; OBESITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BODY FAT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CECUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, OBESE; OBESITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; THINNESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; FIRMICUTES;

EID: 33845874101     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05414     Document Type: Article

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