2021
Altered Gut Microbiota in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Its Association with Food Components
Barandouzi Z, Lee J, Maas K, Starkweather A, Cong X. Altered Gut Microbiota in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Its Association with Food Components. Journal Of Personalized Medicine 2021, 11: 35. PMID: 33429936, PMCID: PMC7827153, DOI: 10.3390/jpm11010035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlpha diversity indicesGut microbiotaIrritable bowel syndromeDiversity indexHealthy controlsHighest alpha-diversity indicesAlterations of gut microbiota compositionGut microbiota patternHigher alpha diversityGut microbiota compositionGut microbiota alterationsAltered gut microbiotaGut microbiome patternsCaffeine consumptionBowel syndromePathophysiology of irritable bowel syndromeIllumina sequencingFood frequency questionnaireAlpha diversityIrritable bowel syndrome groupIrritable bowel syndrome patientsMicrobial diversityMicrobiota compositionMicrobiota alterationsMicrobiota patterns
2017
Influence of Feeding Type on Gut Microbiome Development in Hospitalized Preterm Infants
Cong X, Judge M, Xu W, Diallo A, Janton S, Brownell E, Maas K, Graf J. Influence of Feeding Type on Gut Microbiome Development in Hospitalized Preterm Infants. Nursing Research 2017, 66: 123-133. PMID: 28252573, PMCID: PMC5334772, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGut microbial colonizationMother's own milkPreterm infantsGut microbiomeMicrobial diversityDiversity of gut microbiomeFeeding typeGut microbial diversityGut microbiome developmentGut microbiome compositionMicrobial community patternsAbundance of EnterobacterialesIncreased microbial diversityDevelopment of preterm infantsAbundance of ClostridialesNeonatal intensive care unitBirth gestational ageStable preterm infantsRRNA genePostnatal day 0Community patternsMicrobiome compositionIntensive care unitMicrobial patternsMicrobiome development