Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8745616 | Human Microbiome Journal | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
There is currently a lack of long-term longitudinal studies investigating the stability of the microbiome. In this n-of-one study, we characterised the gut microbial composition of artist Billy Apple® from stool samples collected 45â¯years apart in 1970 and 2016. We observed that 45% of the microbial species were retained over the 45â¯year interval. Moreover, components of Apple's microbiome associated with the allele frequency at seven SNPs in his genome. Collectively, our results are consistent with a genetic component contributing to the selection and maintenance of core members within the artist's microbiome over his life-time.
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Authors
Thilini N. Jayasinghe, Craig Hilton, Peter Tsai, Billy Apple, Peter Shepherd, Wayne S. Cutfield, Justin M. O'Sullivan,