Secretor genotype (FUT2 gene) is strongly associated with the composition of Bifidobacteria in the human intestine.

Intestinal microbiota plays an important role in human health, and its composition is determined by several factors, such as diet and host genotype. However, thus far it has remained unknown which host genes are determinants for the microbiota composition. We studied the diversity and abundance of d...

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Main Authors: Pirjo Wacklin, Harri Mäkivuokko, Noora Alakulppi, Janne Nikkilä, Heli Tenkanen, Jarkko Räbinä, Jukka Partanen, Kari Aranko, Jaana Mättö
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c2533e9fa09143e3a51972a849f2dfd3
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