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ArticleGut microbes

Gut microbiome signatures reflect different subtypes of irritable bowel syndrome.

Qi Su, Hein M Tun, Qin Liu, Yun Kit Yeoh, Joyce Wing Yan Mak, Francis Kl Chan, Siew C Ng

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Article in Gut microbes. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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72citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

72 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Altered molecular signature of the intestinal microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome patients versus healthy controls: An updated systematic review.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qi SuMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong SAR, China.
Hein M TunMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong SAR, China.
Qin LiuMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yun Kit YeohMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong SAR, China.
Joyce Wing Yan MakMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong SAR, China.
Francis Kl ChanMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong SAR, China.
Siew C NgMicrobiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong SAR, China.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a heterogeneous condition with multifactorial pathogenesis. We studied deeply phenotyped individuals with microbiota sequencing enrolled in the American Gut Project. The IBS subjects were matched by age, gender, body mass index, geography, and dietary patterns with non-IBS controls. A total of 942 subjects with IBS-Diarrhea (IBS-D), IBS-Constipation (IBS-C), unclassified IBS (IBS-U), and 942 non-IBS controls were included. We compared taxonomic and functional composition of gut microbiota based on 16S sequencing data and linked them with clinical characteristics and dietary factors. Subjects with IBS-D or IBS-U but not IBS-C showed significantly reduced bacterial diversity (Shannon; p < .01). Distinct bacterial signatures were associated with different IBS subtypes, and the related functional changes were related to IBS pathogenesis, such as the increased hydrogen sulfide production pathway in IBS-D and the increased palmitoleate biosynthesis pathway in IBS-C. IBS subjects with depression showed lower abundance of

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeIrritable Bowel SyndromeBacteriaConstipationDiarrheaDysbiosisFecesFemaleHumansdepressiondietgut microbiomeIrritable bowel syndromesubtype

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PMID36573834
PMCPMC9809927
OpenAlexW4313251789

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