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Linking Long-Term Dietary Patterns with Gut Microbial Enterotypes
- Gary D. Wu1,*,
- Jun Chen2,3,
- Christian Hoffmann4,5,
- Kyle Bittinger4,
- Ying-Yu Chen1,
- Sue A. Keilbaugh1,
- Meenakshi Bewtra1,2,
- Dan Knights6,
- William A. Walters7,
- Rob Knight8,9,
- Rohini Sinha4,
- Erin Gilroy2,
- Kernika Gupta10,
- Robert Baldassano10,
- Lisa Nessel2,
- Hongzhe Li2,3,
- Frederic D. Bushman4,*,
- James D. Lewis1,2,3,*
- 1Division of Gastroenterology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
- 2Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
- 3Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
- 4Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
- 5Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás Goiania, GO, 74001-970, Brazil.
- 6Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
- 7Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
- 8Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
- 9Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
- 10Division of Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
- ↵*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: gdwu{at}mail.med.upenn.edu (G.D.W.); lewisjd{at}mail.med.upenn.edu (J.D.L.); bushman{at}mail.med.upenn.edu (F.D.B.)
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Science 07 Oct 2011:
Vol. 334, Issue 6052, pp. 105-108
DOI: 10.1126/science.1208344
Vol. 334, Issue 6052, pp. 105-108
DOI: 10.1126/science.1208344
Gary D. Wu
Division of Gastroenterology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Jun Chen
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Christian Hoffmann
Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás Goiania, GO, 74001-970, Brazil.
Kyle Bittinger
Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Ying-Yu Chen
Division of Gastroenterology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Sue A. Keilbaugh
Division of Gastroenterology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Meenakshi Bewtra
Division of Gastroenterology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Dan Knights
Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
William A. Walters
Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
Rob Knight
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
Rohini Sinha
Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Erin Gilroy
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Kernika Gupta
Division of Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Robert Baldassano
Division of Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Lisa Nessel
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Hongzhe Li
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Frederic D. Bushman
Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
James D. Lewis
Division of Gastroenterology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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