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Review
. 2019 Jul 25;15(7):e1007727.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007727. eCollection 2019 Jul.

Microbiome evolution during host aging

Francisco Daniel Davila Aleman  1 , Dario Riccardo Valenzano  1
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Review

Microbiome evolution during host aging

Francisco Daniel Davila Aleman et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. The gut microbiota undergoes dynamic changes during host aging.
Changes in host intestinal cell composition and architecture occurring during aging are matched by a decrease in the microbiota taxonomic diversity. Age-related decrease in taxonomic diversity in the commensal community leads to larger population size for a few age-associated microbial species, increasing the chances for the evolution of novel potentially pathogenic microbial strains. OTU, Operational Taxonomic Unit. This figure was generated wtih Biorender.
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