Nature December 2006 PMID 17183312

An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest.

Peter J Turnbaugh, Ruth E Ley, Michael A Mahowald, Vincent Magrini, Elaine R Mardis, Jeffrey I Gordon

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The discussions emphasize the significance of microbiota in obesity, with phrases like 'transmit the donors’ adiposity phenotypes' and references to reproducibility across mouse models demonstrate detailed engagement. The tone suggests strong alignment with the research's importance, highlighting its potential to influence future studies and treatments.

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Most posts explicitly support the study's findings that gut microbiota influences obesity, highlighting the transfer of obesity traits via microbiota transfer.

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  • The study finds that obesity is linked to changes in gut bacteria, specifically an increase in energy-harvesting bacteria like Firmicutes and a decrease in Bacteroidetes.
  • Metagenomic and biochemical analyses show that the microbiome of obese individuals has a greater ability to extract energy from food, which may contribute to weight gain.
  • Transferring an obese microbiome to germfree mice leads to increased fat accumulation compared to microbiota from lean mice, highlighting the microbiome's role in obesity development.]

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Una muestra más de cómo la microbiota influye en el metabolismo Si a un ratón le trasplantas la microbiota de un ratón obeso, engordará más que si le trasplantas la microbiota de un ratón delgado https://t.co/bdZywHX02s

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@bot22610669 腸内細菌研究の最高到達点は2006年ですぞ! https://t.co/o2slUIbySK

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"Colonizing germ-free mice with an “obese microbiota” led to greater fat gain than colonization with a “lean” microbiota." https://t.co/yZTe4SEAym "Transplanting gut microbes from obese vs. lean human twins into germ-free mice transmitted the donors’ adiposity phenotypes to the

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"Colonizing germ-free mice with an “obese microbiota” led to greater fat gain than colonization with a “lean” microbiota." https://t.co/yZTe4SEAym "Transplanting gut microbes from obese vs. lean human twins into germ-free mice transmitted the donors’ adiposity phenotypes to the

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@bot22610669 腸内細菌研究の最高到達点は2006年ですぞ! https://t.co/o2slUIbySK

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腸内細菌に関する2006年にNatureへ掲載されたとても有名な論文 Turnbaugh, P., Ley, R., Mahowald, M. et al. An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest. Nature 444, 1027–1031 (2006). https://t.co/XFCQi2623U

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