Characterization of the Gut Microbiota in Urban Thai Individuals Reveals Enterotype-Specific Signature

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dc.contributor.authorSinsuebchuea, Jiramaetha
dc.contributor.authorPaenkaew, Prasobsook
dc.contributor.authorWutthiin, Montree
dc.contributor.authorNantanaranon, Thatchawanon
dc.contributor.authorLaeman, Kiattiyot
dc.contributor.authorKittichotirat, Weerayuth
dc.contributor.authorWattanachaisaereekul, Songsak
dc.contributor.authorDulsawat, Sudarat
dc.contributor.authorNopharatana, Montira
dc.contributor.authorVorapreeda, Namol
dc.contributor.authorBhumiratana, Sakarindr
dc.contributor.authorCheevadhanarak, Supapon
dc.contributor.authorSutheeworapong, Sawannee
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-06T10:40:29Z
dc.date.available2026-08-06T10:40:29Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-01
dc.description.abstractGut microbiota play vital roles in human health, utilizing indigestible nutrients, producing essential substances, regulating the immune system, and inhibiting pathogen growth. Gut microbial profiles are dependent on populations, geographical locations, and long-term dietary patterns resulting in individual uniqueness. Gut microbiota can be classified into enterotypes based on their patterns. Understanding gut enterotype enables us to interpret the capability in macronutrient digestion, essential substance production, and microbial co-occurrence. However, there is still no detailed characterization of gut microbiota enterotype in urban Thai people. In this study, we characterized the gut microbiota of urban Thai individuals by amplicon sequencing and classified their profiles into enterotypes, including Prevotella (EnP) and Bacteroides (EnB) enterotypes. Enterotypes were associated with lifestyle, dietary habits, bacterial diversity, differential taxa, and microbial pathways. Microbe–microbe interactions have been studied via co-occurrence networks. EnP had lower α-diversities than those in EnB. A correlation analysis revealed that the Prevotella genus, the predominant taxa of EnP, has a negative correlation with α-diversities. Microbial function enrichment analysis revealed that the biosynthesis pathways of B vitamins and fatty acids were significantly enriched in EnP and EnB, respectively. Interestingly, Ruminococcaceae, resistant starch degraders, were the hubs of both enterotypes, and strongly correlated with microbial diversity, suggesting that traditional Thai food, consisting of rice and vegetables, might be the important drivers contributing to the gut microbiota uniqueness in urban Thai individuals. Overall findings revealed the biological uniqueness of gut enterotype in urban Thai people, which will be advantageous for developing gut microbiome-based diagnostic tools.
dc.identifier.citationMicroorganisms, 11(1), 2023
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/microorganisms11010136
dc.identifier.issn20762607
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-85146800292
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.kmitl.ac.th/handle/123456789/14159
dc.sourceMicroorganisms
dc.subject16S rRNA sequencing
dc.subjectbaseline gut microbiome
dc.subjectco-occurrence network
dc.subjectenterotype
dc.subjectgut microbiome
dc.subjectgut microbiota
dc.subjectRuminococcaceae
dc.subjectThai
dc.subjecturban
dc.titleCharacterization of the Gut Microbiota in Urban Thai Individuals Reveals Enterotype-Specific Signature
dc.typeArticle

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