The oral, gut microbiota and cardiometabolic health of indigenous orang asli communities

• Main Authors: Yeo, Li-Fang, Lee, Soo Ching, Palanisamy, Uma Devi, Khalid, B.A.K., Ayub, Qasim, Lim, Shu Yong, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Phipps, Maude Elvira
• Format: Article
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; QR180 Immunology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/43415/

The Orang Asli (OA) of Malaysia have been relatively understudied where little is known about their oral and gut microbiomes. As human health is closely intertwined with the human microbiome, this study first assessed the cardiometabolic health in four OA communities ranging from urban, rural to sem...