Geographical variation of human gut microbial composition

Biology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Suzuki, Taichi A ^a   Worobey, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bergmann's rule; Human; Latitude; Microbiota

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY MASS; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORRELATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HOST USE; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; LATITUDE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDETES; BERGMANN'S RULE; BIODIVERSITY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENOTYPE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LATITUDE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION; BERGMANN'S RULE; HUMAN; LATITUDE; MICROBIOTA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEROIDETES; BIODIVERSITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENOTYPE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOTA; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896517452     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.1037     Document Type: Article

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