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Gut microbiota / Evidence-based microbiome knowledge (incl. AI chat)
Prebiotics, Probiotics, FMT / Manipulators of the Intestinal Microbiota

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Adiposity / Obesity & Bacteroides

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In adiposity / obesity, the number of Firmicutes increases compared to abundant Bacteroides
Balan et al. 2021 Cureus 13(11): e19740

An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest
Turnbaugh et al. 2006 Nature 444: 1027-31
Bacteroides spp. promotes branched-chain amino acid catabolism in brown fat and inhibits obesity
Yoshida et al. 2021 iScience 24: 103342
Differential Adaptation of Human Gut Microbiota to Bariatric Surgery–Induced Weight Loss
Furet et al. 2010 Diabetes 59: 3049–3057
Energy-balance studies reveal associations between gut microbes, caloric load, and nutrient absorption in humans
Jumpertz et al. 2011 Am J Clin Nutr. 94: 58-65
Gut microbiota from twins discordant for obesity modulate metabolism in mice
Ridaura et al. 2013 Science 341: 1241214
Identifying gut microbe-host phenotype relationships using combinatorial communities in gnotobiotic mice
Faith et al. 2014 Sci Transl Med. 6(220): 220ra11
Obesity alters gut microbial ecology
Ley et al. 2005

12/16/2025