Micronutrient Deficiencies and the Human Gut Microbiota

Núria Mach; Allison Clark

doi:10.1016/j.tim.2017.06.004

Micronutrient Deficiencies and the Human Gut Microbiota

Trends Microbiol. 2017 Aug;25(8):607-610. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.06.004. Epub 2017 Jun 20.

Authors

Núria Mach¹, Allison Clark²

Affiliations

¹ UMR 1313, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France; Health Science Department, Open University of Catalonia (UOC), Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].
² UMR 1313, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France.

PMID: 28645724
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.06.004

Abstract

Little is known about how micronutrient deficiencies affect the human gut microbiota. A study by Hibberd et al. illustrates how these deficiencies affect the composition and function of gut microbiota, and further, how different species realize changes in gene expression and cellular metabolism to cope with micronutrient shortages.

Keywords: bacterial fitness; gut microbiota; micronutrient deficiency.

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MeSH terms

Bacteria*
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Humans
Micronutrients

Substances

Micronutrients