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Turnbaugh et al. investigates the gut microbiome with its association with obesity by testing the gut microbiota using the caecum, and through the results, it is observed that the microbiota found within the gut is only partially responsible for obesity, along with the specific genotype, lifestyle and potentially other environmental factors. The study uses mice with a particular chosen genotype, either obese or lean, to sequence the microbiota to see what bacteria is present for the different mice, and the study uses germ-free mice to test the success and effect of microbiota transplantation. The study is hopeful to develop a way to understand why obesity occurs with relation to the gut microbiota by uncovering unknown ideas about the gut microbiota and its effects on mice that can be transferred to the human.
The conclusions reveal that the microbiota likely is a contributing factor in obesity, but there are other factors involved. The results show that there is a greater amount of Firmicutes in the obese mice than the lean mice. Additionally, it is observed in microbiota transpla...

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