For several years, the microbiome has been linked to the aging process as a relevant component that regulates several physiological processes. Most of our microbiome knowledge comes from gut studies, ...
Methods: We conducted 16S rRNA sequencing of intestinal contents from young and old C57BL/6J mice to elucidate changes in gut microbiota diversity and microbial community composition after aging.
rutgers.edu The host-microbiome supraorganism appears to have coevolved and the unperturbed microbial ... epithelia that cover the body (such as skin and mucosa) and the gut, which, strictly speaking, ...