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SUBMITTER: Chaudhari DS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7105498 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chaudhari Diptaraj S DS Dhotre Dhiraj P DP Agarwal Dhiraj M DM Gaike Akshay H AH Bhalerao Devika D Jadhav Parmeshwar P Mongad Dattatray D Lubree Himangi H Sinkar Vilas P VP Patil Ulhas K UK Salvi Sundeep S Bavdekar Ashish A Juvekar Sanjay K SK Shouche Yogesh S YS
Scientific reports 20200330 1
The human microbiome plays a key role in maintaining host homeostasis and is influenced by age, geography, diet, and other factors. Traditionally, India has an established convention of extended family arrangements wherein three or more generations, bound by genetic relatedness, stay in the same household. In the present study, we have utilized this unique family arrangement to understand the association of age with the microbiome. We characterized stool, oral and skin microbiome of 54 healthy i ...[more]