Dietary Iron Intake Impacts the Microbial Composition of the Murine Intestinal and Lung Microbiome
This study demonstrates that dietary iron intake significantly impacts the intestinal microbiota and has a small, yet significant, effect on the lung microbiome in C57BL/6J mice. Whilst dietary iron content per se did not significantly modulate the composition of the lung microbiota, serum iron levels had subtle impacts on the community composition of the lung microbiota.
Authors
- Ama‐Tawiah Essilfie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0443-9005)
- David M. Frazer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4098-1379)
- Iain L. Lamont (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7601-6354)
- Alison Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5979-3901)
- David W. Reid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9517-8212)
- Gregory J. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8814-5866)
- Pramila Maniam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0970-9924)
- Rebecca Watts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1479-8773)
Institutions
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Prince Charles Hospital (AU)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17162696
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.61
Funders
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
- Prince Charles Hospital Foundation
- National Health and Medical Research Council