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ReviewBioMed research international2021

Biodiversity of Gut Microbiota: Impact of Various Host and Environmental Factors.

Haseeb Anwar, Arslan Iftikhar, Humaira Muzaffar, Ahmad Almatroudi, Khaled S Allemailem, Soha Navaid, Sana Saleem, Mohsin Khurshid

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Review in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
50citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Effects of Tanreqing injection on the gut microbiota in healthy volunteers.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024
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  13. Understanding the intricate interactions between microbiota and host.World journal of experimental medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Haseeb AnwarDepartment of Physiology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8438-9700
Arslan IftikharDepartment of Physiology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Humaira MuzaffarDepartment of Physiology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Ahmad AlmatroudiDepartment of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1491-6402
Khaled S AllemailemDepartment of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-9835
Soha NavaidDepartment of Physiology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Sana SaleemDepartment of Physiology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Mohsin KhurshidDepartment of Microbiology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3196-2857
Government College University, Faisalabad · PKQassim University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human bodies encompass very important symbiotic and mutualistic relationships with tiny creatures known as microbiota. Trillions of these tiny creatures including protozoa, viruses, bacteria, and fungi are present in and on our bodies. They play important roles in various physiological mechanisms of our bodies. In return, our bodies provide them with the habitat and food necessary for their survival. In this review, we comprehend the gut microbial species present in various regions of the gut. We can get benefits from microbiota only if they are present in appropriate concentrations, as if their concentration is altered, it will lead to dysbiosis of microbiota which further contributes to various health ailments. The composition, diversity, and functionality of gut microbiota do not remain static throughout life as they keep on changing over time. In this review, we also reviewed the various biotic and abiotic factors influencing the quantity and quality of these microbiota. These factors serve a significant role in shaping the gut microbiota population.

Indexed as

BiodiversityAir PollutionAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaDysbiosisFeeding BehaviorFoodFungiGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHost Microbial InteractionsHumansProbioticsVirusesXenobioticsAnti-Bacterial AgentsXenobiotics

Identifiers

PMID34055983
PMCPMC8133857
OpenAlexW3163335059

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Registered trials

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