A healthy result should fall into the range 861000000000 - 3310000000000 Units.
Bacteroidetes are the most prominent gut microbes in much of the world. They are thought to help protect against obesity because they do not digest fat well.
Bacteroidetes dominates in slimmer people.
Bacteroidetes are a phylum of rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacteria that are commonly found in the environment, including in soil, sea water, and in the GI tract and on the skin of animals. Members of this genus are among the so-called good bacteria, because they produce favorable metabolites, including SCFAs, which have been correlated with reducing inflammation. In Trompette et al, C57BL/6J (000664) mice were fed either a standard (0.3%) or high-fiber (4%) diet and intranasally exposed to house dust mite extract to induce allergic airway inflammation. Mice fed the high-fiber diet not only had increased Bacteroidetes populations, but also had increased circulating SCFA levels, and were protected against allergic inflammation in the lung. In contrast, mice maintained on the standard, low-fiber diet and exposed to the dust mite antigen developed an allergic response.
In another study, fecal samples from 4 pairs of human twins discordant for obesity were transferred into germ-free C57BL/6J mice to determine if the twins gut microbes could recapitulate their donors respective phenotype in the recipient mice. After colonization of their gut communities with the human-derived microbes, mice were fed diets low in fat (4%) and high in plant polysaccharides. Interestingly, those that received fecal transfers from obese individuals not only became obese themselves, but also developed insulin resistance and increased adiposity, while the lean microbe recipients remained lean. Moreover, co-housing lean and obese recipients resulted in increased similarity of microbial populations due to the transfer of Bacteroidetes populations from the lean to the obese mice, thereby preventing increased body mass and obesity-associated metabolites. Together, this data highlights the possibility of inoculating obese patients with beneficial, lean-associated microbes in the clinic to treat disease.
In the gastrointestinal microbiota Bacteroidetes have a very broad metabolic potential and are regarded as one of the most stable parts of gastrointestinal microflora.
References:
https://www.sciencecodex.com/geographic_variation_of_human_gut_microbes_tied_to_obesity-127955
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17761020
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23038174
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26904005
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20487589
insert the value from you Bacteroidetes test result.
- Reduced abundance of the Bacteroidetes in some cases is associated with obesity.
- Lower level of Bacteroidetes in the gut microbiota is associated with IBD (irritable bowel disease) patients.
Possible ways to increase Bacteroidetes in the gut:
Whole grains can promote the growth of Bacteroidetes in humans. Whole grains contain non-digestible carbs that can promote the growth of beneficial bacteria within the gut microbiota. These changes to the gut flora may improve certain aspects of metabolic health.
More ways to generally improve gut health:
- Eat Lots of Vegetables, Legumes, Beans and Fruit (high in fiber).
- Eat Fermented Foods
- Avoid artificial sweeteners
- Eat prebiotic foods
- Eat a plant-based diet
- Eat foods rich in polyphenols (blueberries, broccoli, dark chocolate, green tea)
$15 per month
Select this plan$59 per year
Select this plan$250 single payment
Select this planHealth is not exactly rocket science. You just have to know what your body needs and doesn't need. Your medical tests contain that information. Upload them to our service and we’ll help you understand, organize, and act on them.
Get Started
"I was really concerned about my lab results and my GP was not able to see me for another week. Through HealthMatters I was able to interpret my results instantly."
"I've been keeping all my lab results in a spreadsheet, covering approximately 20 years. The HealthMatters team helped me upload that info into the cloud. I can show this data to my family and doctors now easily."
"I had no idea what my lab results meant. Here I found all the biomarkers that I was looking for online. Finally, I have not only organized them all neatly in one place, but I am also grateful to be able to understand what they mean."
At HealthMatters, we're committed to maintaining the security and confidentiality of your personal information. We've put security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control. We use procedural, physical and electronic security methods designed to prevent people who aren't authorized from getting access to this information. Our internal code of conduct adds additional privacy protection. See our Privacy Policy for more information.
Acetate, Adenovirus 40/41, Akkermansia muciniphila, Anaerotruncus colihominis, Ancylostoma duodenale, Anti-gliadin IgA, Ascaris lumbricoides, Bacillus spp., Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides-Prevotella group, Bacteroidetes, Barnesiella spp., Beneficial SCFAs, Beta-glucuronidase, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium spp., Bilfidobacterium, Blastocystis hominis, Butyrivibrio crossotus, C. difficile, Toxin A, C. difficile, Toxin B, Calprotectin, Campylobacter, Candida albicans, Candida spp., Chilomastix mesnili, Cholesterol, Chymotrypsin, Citrobacter freundii, Citrobacter spp., Clarithromycin, Clostridium spp., Collinsella aerofaciens, Coprococcus eutactus, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora spp., Cytomegalovirus, Deoxycholic acid (DCA), Desulfovibrio piger, Dientamoeba fragilis, E. coli O157, Elastase-1, Endolimax nana, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba histolytica, Enterobacter spp., Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus spp., Enterohemorrhagic E. coli, Enteroinvasive E. coli/Shigella, Enterotoxigenic E. coli LT/ST, Eosinophil Protein X, Epstein Barr Virus, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli (CFU/g stool), Escherichia spp., Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Fecal Fat, Total, Fecal Occult Blood, Fecal secretory IgA, Firmicutes, Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes (F/B Ratio), Firmicutes:Bacteroidetes Ratio, Fluoroquinolones, Fusobacterium spp., Geotrichum spp., Giardia, H. PYLORI, Antigen, Helicobacter pylori, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella spp., Lactobacillus species, Lactobacillus spp., LCA / DCA Ratio, Lithocholic acid (LCA), Long-Chain Fatty Acids, M2 Pyruvate Kinase, Methanobrevibacter smithii, Microsporidium spp., Morganella spp., Mycobacterium tuberculosis (avium), n-Butyrate % (Stool), n-Butyrate Concentration, Necator americanus, Norovirus GI/II, Odoribacter spp., Oxalobacter formigenes, Pancreatic Elastase 1, Pentatrichomonas hominis, Phospholipids, Prevotella copri, Prevotella spp., Products of Protein Breakdown (Total), Propionate (Stool), Proteus mirabilis, Proteus spp., Pseudoflavonifractor spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas spp., Putrefactive SCFAs, Rodotorula spp., Roseburia spp., Ruminococcus spp., Salmonella, Secretory IgA, Shiga-like Toxin E. coli stx1, Shiga-like Toxin E. coli stx2, Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA), Total, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus spp., Steatocrit, Stool pH, Streptococcus spp., Taenia spp., Trichuris trichiura, Triglycerides, Veillonella spp., Vibrio cholerae, Virulence Factor, babA, Virulence Factor, cagA, Virulence Factor, dupA, Virulence Factor, iceA, Virulence Factor, oipA, Virulence Factor, vacA, Virulence Factor, virB, Virulence Factor, virD, Yersinia enterocolitica, Zonulin, Stool
