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Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome

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Long-term dietary intake influences the structure and activity of the trillions of microorganisms residing in the human gut, but it remains unclear how rapidly and reproducibly the human gut microbiome responds to short-term macronutrient change. Here we show that the short-term consumption of diets composed entirely of animal or plant products alters microbial community structure and overwhelms inter-individual differences in microbial gene expression. The animal-based diet increased the abundance of bile-tolerant microorganisms (Alistipes, Bilophila and Bacteroides) and decreased the levels of Firmicutes that metabolize dietary plant polysaccharides (Roseburia, Eubacterium rectale and Ruminococcus bromii). Microbial activity mirrored differences between herbivorous and carnivorous mammals, reflecting trade-offs between carbohydrate and protein fermentation. Foodborne microbes from both diets transiently colonized the gut, including bacteria, fungi and even viruses. Finally, increases in the abundance and activity of Bilophila wadsworthia on the animal-based diet support a link between dietary fat, bile acids and the outgrowth of microorganisms capable of triggering inflammatory bowel disease. In concert, these results demonstrate that the gut microbiome can rapidly respond to altered diet, potentially facilitating the diversity of human dietary lifestyles.

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Authors
David, L. A., Maurice, C. F., Carmody, R. N., Gootenberg, D. B., Button, J. E., Wolfe, B. E., Ling, A. V., Devlin, A. S., Varma, Y., Fischbach, M. A., Biddinger, S. B., Dutton, R. J., & Turnbaugh, P. J.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
  • QB3 (US)
Corresponding author
Turnbaugh, Peter J.
Venue
Nature
Published
2013-12-11
Volume
505
Issue
7484
Pages
559-563
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2166562121
Cited by
10,100
References
57
Citations by year
2026: 688 · 2025: 802 · 2024: 924 · 2023: 933 · 2022: 1054 · 2021: 1212 · 2020: 1056 · 2019: 871 · 2018: 737 · 2017: 634 · 2016: 505 · 2015: 420 · 2014: 245 · 2013: 5
FWCI
175.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P50GM068763)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK0046200, P30DK046200)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Keywords
gut microbiota, dietary intervention, plant-based diet, animal-based diet, macronutrient composition, Bilophila wadsworthia, inflammatory bowel disease, microbial gene expression, dietary fat, bile acids, Firmicutes, Roseburia, Eubacterium rectale, Ruminococcus bromii
MeSH terms
Adult, Bacteria, Bacteroides, Bile Acids and Salts, Diet, Dietary Fats, Feces, Female, Fermentation, Food Microbiology, Humans, Male, Time Factors, Diet, Vegetarian, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, Gastrointestinal Tract, Bilophila, Metagenome, Young Adult, Herbivory, Carnivory, Microbiota

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