Using metagenomics sequencing, Zhang et al. examined sex- and age-dependent trajectories of the gut microbiota in four cohorts across China, Israel and the Netherlands. The authors found age-related gut microbial trajectories common across all populations, with the abundance of Streptococcus gordonii predicting chronological age.
- Xiuying Zhang
- Huanzi Zhong
- Linong Ji
