The gut microbiota of Colombians differs from that of Americans, Europeans and Asians

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Authors
Escobar JS, Klotz B, Valdes BE, Agudelo GM
Journal
BMC microbiology
Year
2014
BACKGROUND: The composition of the gut microbiota has recently been associated with health and disease, particularly with obesity. Some studies suggested a higher proportion of Firmicutes and a lower proportion of Bacteroidetes in obese compared to lean people; others found discordant patterns. Most studies, however, focused on Americans or Europeans, giving a limited picture of the gut microbiome. To determine the generality of previous observations and expand our knowledge of the human gut microbiota, it is important to replicate studies in overlooked populations. Thus, we describe here, for the first time, the gut microbiota of Colombian adults via the pyrosequencing of the 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA), comparing it with results obtained in Americans, Europeans, Japanese and South Koreans, and testing the generality of previous observations concerning changes in Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes with increasing body mass index (BMI). RESULTS: We found that the composition of the gut microbiota of Colombians was significantly different from that of Americans, Europeans and Asians. The geographic origin of the population explained more variance in the composition of this bacterial community than BMI or gender. Concerning changes in Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes with obesity, in Colombians we found a tendency in Firmicutes to diminish with increasing BMI, whereas no change was observed in Bacteroidetes. A similar result was found in Americans. A more detailed inspection of the Colombian dataset revealed that five fiber-degrading bacteria, including Akkermansia, Dialister, Oscillospira, Ruminococcaceae and Clostridiales, became less abundant in obese subjects. CONCLUSION: We contributed data from unstudied Colombians that showed that the geographic origin of the studied population had a greater impact on the composition of the gut microbiota than BMI or gender. Any strategy aiming to modulate or control obesity via manipulation of this bacterial community should consider this effect.

Experiment 1


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Subjects

Location of subjects
Colombia
Denmark
France
Japan
South Korea
Spain
United States of America
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Homo sapiens
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Feces Cow dung,Cow pat,Droppings,Dung,Excrement,Excreta,Faeces,Fecal material,Fecal matter,Fewmet,Frass,Guano,Matières fécales@fr,Merde@fr,Ordure,Partie de la merde@fr,Piece of shit,Porción de mierda@es,Portion of dung,Portion of excrement,Portion of faeces,Portion of fecal material,Portion of fecal matter,Portion of feces,Portion of guano,Portion of scat,Portionem cacas,Scat,Spoor,Spraint,Stool,Teil der fäkalien@de,Feces,feces
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Ethnic group Ethnicity,race,Ethnic group,ethnic group
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
USA data
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Colombia data
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
30 healthy Colombia adults of both genders from the general population living in Medellin, Colombia South America.
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
13
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
30
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
4 Months

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V1-V3
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Roche454

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
relative abundances
Statistical test
PERMANOVA
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
Yes
Confounders controlled for Confounding factors that have been accounted for by stratification or model adjustment
age, waist circumference, sex


Signature 1

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Curator: Kaluifeanyi101

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Source: Table 2

Description: Taxonomic composition of the gut microbiota in the different datasets.

Data presented as average ± standard deviation; P-values from ANOVA testing differences among lean, overweight, and obese subjects. WC = waist circumference; NA = not available.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Colombia data

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Bacillota

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Source: Table 2

Description: Taxonomic composition of the gut microbiota in the different datasets.

Data presented as average ± standard deviation; P-values from ANOVA testing differences among lean, overweight, and obese subjects. WC = waist circumference; NA = not available.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Colombia data

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Bacteroides

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Experiment 2


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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Ethnic group Ethnicity,race,Ethnic group,ethnic group
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Europe data
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
The European dataset consisted of the subset of 13 healthy volunteers (three women and 10 men) among Spanish, French, and Danish inhabitants whose microbiomes were published by the MetaHIT Consortium
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
13

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Confounders controlled for Confounding factors that have been accounted for by stratification or model adjustment
age, sex


Signature 2

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Source: Table 2

Description: Taxonomic composition of the gut microbiota in the different datasets.

Data presented as average ± standard deviation; P-values from ANOVA testing differences among lean, overweight, and obese subjects. WC = waist circumference; NA = not available.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Europe data

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Bacillota

Revision editor(s): Kaluifeanyi101

Experiment 3


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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
South Korea data
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
The Korean dataset consisted of 14 lean and four overweight individuals (six women and 12 men)
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
54
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
14
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
4 months

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Confounders controlled for Confounding factors that have been accounted for by stratification or model adjustment
age, waist circumference, sex


Signature 2

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Curated date: 2022/07/21

Curator: Kaluifeanyi101

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Source: Table 2

Description: Taxonomic composition of the gut microbiota in the different datasets

Data presented as average ± standard deviation; P-values from ANOVA testing differences among lean, overweight, and obese subjects. WC = waist circumference; NA = not available.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in South Korea data

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Bacillota

Revision editor(s): Kaluifeanyi101, Peace Sandy

Experiment 4


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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Japan data
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
The Japanese dataset consisted of 454-generated V1 and V2 16S rDNA sequences of 10 lean and one overweight adult (six females and five males) that participated in an intervention with probiotics
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
11

Lab analysis

16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V1-V2

Statistical Analysis

Signature 1

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Curated date: 2022/07/21

Curator: Kaluifeanyi101

Revision editor(s): Kaluifeanyi101

Source: Table 2

Description: Taxonomic composition of the gut microbiota in the different datasets.

Data presented as average ± standard deviation; P-values from ANOVA testing differences among lean, overweight, and obese subjects. WC = waist circumference; NA = not available.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Japan data

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Actinomycetota

Revision editor(s): Kaluifeanyi101

Signature 2

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Source: Table 2

Description: Taxonomic composition of the gut microbiota in the different datasets

Data presented as average ± standard deviation; P-values from ANOVA testing differences among lean, overweight, and obese subjects. WC = waist circumference; NA = not available.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Japan data

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Bacillota

Revision editor(s): Kaluifeanyi101, Peace Sandy