Genome-centric investigation of altered gut microbiota and associated functional potentials under high-protein diet. mouse gut metagenome

Excessive intake of protein has been considered as a factor leading to intestinal microecological disorder, but why and how intestinal microbes change under high protein diet (HPD) have yet to be fully elucidated. Here, we deeply analyzed the microbial composition and function of cecum, colon and feces of mice under HPD and standard diet (SD) using metagenome sequencing.