The gut microbiome and type 2 diabetes status in the Multiethnic Cohort.
Gertraud MaskarinecPhyllis RaquinioBruce S KristalVeronica W SetiawanLynne R WilkensAdrian A FrankeUnhee LimLoïc Le MarchandTimothy W RandolphJohanna W LampeMeredith A J HullarPublished in: PloS one (2021)
T2D but not PT2D/UT2D status was associated with lower abundance of SCFA-producing genera and a higher abundance of gram-negative endotoxin-producing bacteria suggesting that the gut microbiome may contribute to chronic systemic inflammation and T2D through bacterial translocation.