Peter J. Turnbaugh,Ruth E. Ley,Michael A. Mahowld,Jeffrey I. Gordon
申请号:
US14049911
公开号:
US20140093478A1
申请日:
2013.10.09
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
The present invention relates to the gut microbiome as a biomarker and therapeutic target for energy harvesting, weight loss or gain, and/or obesity in a subject. In particular, the invention provides methods of altering and monitoring the relative abundance of Bacteroides and Firmicutes in the gut microbiome of a subject.