Uremic Toxin-Producing Bacteroides Species Prevail in the Gut Microbiota of Taiwanese CKD Patients: An Analysis Using the New Taiwan Microbiome Baseline
Journal
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
Journal Volume
12
Date Issued
2022
Author(s)
Shivani, Subhashree
Kao, Cheng-Yen
Chen, Jenn-Wei
Lin, Wei-Hung
Huang, I-Hsiu
Tsai, Mong-Hsun
Teng, Ching-Hao
Wu, Jiunn-Jong
Hsieh, Yi-Hsien
Wang, Ming-Cheng
Abstract
Gut microbiota have been targeted by alternative therapies for non-communicable diseases. We examined the gut microbiota of a healthy Taiwanese population, identified various bacterial drivers in different demographics, and compared them with dialysis patients to associate kidney disease progression with changes in gut microbiota.
Subjects
Taiwan; chronic kidney disease; dysbiosis; gut microbiota; hemodialysis; peritoneal dialysis; uremic toxin
Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Type
journal article