#6 Gene, Genome, Epigenome and Metagenome

#7 What is diversity?

In this episode, we’ll learn the diversity of our gut microbiome. Reference:  1) Diversity, Cambridge Dictionary, Access: 2025/10/06, URL: https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Epigenomehttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/diversity [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/diversity] Please follow the X account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/focusonyourgut [https://x.com/focusonyourgut]

#6 Gene, Genome, Epigenome and Metagenome

In this episode, we’ll see  gene, genome, epigenome and metagenome. Reference:  1) epigenome, National Human Genome Research Institute, Access: 2025/9/30, URL: https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Epigenome [https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Epigenome] Please follow the X account: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/focusonyourgut [https://x.com/focusonyourgut]

#5 Can gut microbes tell us about coffee consumption?

In this episode, we’ll see  that coffee consumption is linked to our gut environment. Reference:  1) Manghi P, Bhosle A, Wang K, et al. Coffee consumption is associated with intestinal Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus abundance and prevalence across multiple cohorts. Nat Microbiol. Published online November 18, 2024. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01858-9 [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01858-9] Please follow the X account: ⁠⁠https://x.com/focusonyourgut [https://x.com/focusonyourgut]

#4 How many gut bacteria do we have?

In this episode, we’ll see  the number of bacteria we have. Reference:  1) Sender, R., Fuchs, S., & Milo, R. (2016). Revised Estimates for the Number of Human and Bacteria Cells in the Body. PLoS biology, 14(8), e1002533. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002533 [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002533], https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27541692/ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27541692/] Please follow the X account: ⁠https://x.com/focusonyourgut [https://x.com/focusonyourgut]

#3 What is the Gut Microbiome?

In this episode, we’ll see what the gut microbiome is. Reference:  1) The gut microbiome definition, and microbiome and microbiota: Berg, G., Rybakova, D., Fischer, D., Cernava, T., Vergès, M. C., Charles, T., Chen, X., Cocolin, L., Eversole, K., Corral, G. H., Kazou, M., Kinkel, L., Lange, L., Lima, N., Loy, A., Macklin, J. A., Maguin, E., Mauchline, T., McClure, R., Mitter, B., … Schloter, M. (2020). Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges. Microbiome, 8(1), 103. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00875-0 [https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00875-0], Table 1 Please follow the X account: https://x.com/focusonyourgut [https://x.com/focusonyourgut]