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SUBMITTER: Xu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7046546 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Yu Y Wang Ning N Tan Hor-Yue HY Li Sha S Zhang Cheng C Feng Yibin Y
Frontiers in microbiology 20200221
Obesity and its metabolic syndrome, including liver disorders and type 2 diabetes, are a worldwide epidemic and are intimately linked to diet. The gut microbiota interaction has been pointed to as a hot topic of research in the treatment of obesity and related metabolic diseases by influencing energy metabolism and the immune system. In terms of the novel beneficial microbes identified, <i>Akkermansia muciniphila</i> (<i>A. muciniphila</i>) colonizes the mucosa layer of the gut and modulates bas ...[more]