Gut Microbiota in Human Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Differs from Non-Diabetic Adults

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Authors

Nadja Larsen · University of Copenhagen

Finn K. Vogensen · University of Copenhagen

Frans van den Berg · University of Copenhagen

Dennis Sandris Nielsen · University of Copenhagen

Anne Sofie Andreasen · Rigshospitalet

Bente Klarlund Pedersen · Rigshospitalet

Waleed Abu Al‐Soud ·

Abstract

The results of this study indicate that type 2 diabetes in humans is associated with compositional changes in intestinal microbiota. The level of glucose tolerance should be considered when linking microbiota with metabolic diseases such as obesity and developing strategies to control metabolic diseases by modifying the gut microbiota.

Topics & Keywords

Gut microbiota and health Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Diet and metabolism studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 5, Issue 2, pp. e9085-e9085

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009085

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