Gut Microbiota Basics
This term refers to the diverse community of microorganisms living in our intestines.
What is the gut microbiota?
This was the primary dietary pattern examined in the study.
What is a vegetarian diet?
This term describes the variety of microbial species within a single sample.
What is alpha diversity?
This beneficial genus was found in higher abundance in vegetarians.
What is Roseburia?
The gut microbiota plays major roles in these three host functions.
What are metabolism, immune function, and inflammation?
The study focused on women in this stage of pregnancy.
What is early gestation?
This term refers to the comparison of microbial communities between different samples.
What is beta diversity?
This genus, associated with butyrate production, was increased in vegetarians.
What is Lachnospiraceae?
These compounds, produced by certain gut bacteria, help maintain gut barrier integrity and reduce inflammation.
What are short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)?
Participants were selected from this larger randomized controlled trial.
What is the SPRING trial (Study of PRobiotics IN Gestational diabetes)?
In the study, vegetarians had slightly reduced this diversity compared to omnivores.
What is beta diversity?
This genus showed a reduction in vegetarians compared to omnivores.
What is Collinsella?
What multivariate analysis showed a significant overall compositional difference between the two diet groups?
What is Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA)
The study matched nine vegetarian women to this number of omnivorous women.
What is eighteen (a 1:2 ratio)?
The study found no significant difference in this type of diversity between vegetarians and omnivores.
What is alpha diversity?
This genus, more common in omnivores, was identified as a biomarker in LEfSe analysis.
What is Collinsella or Eubacterium?
This analysis technique was used in the study to predict the microbial functions from 16S rRNA data.
What is PICRUSt?
The study utilized this sequencing method to analyze gut microbiota.
What is 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing?
This multivariate analysis showed a significant overall compositional difference between the two diet groups.
What is Canonical Correspondence Analysis? (CCA)
The increase in these genera suggests a shift towards the production of these fermentation end products.
What are acetate and butyrate?