Association between infants’ serum levels of 26 metals and gut microbiota: a hospital-based cross-sectional study in China
These findings demonstrate that As and Cu are the most influential metals on gut microbial alpha diversity, whereas Cu, As, and Mn significantly influence specific microbial taxa, providing novel epidemiological evidence on metal-gut microbiota interactions in vulnerable infants.
Authors
- Mingyang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3001-1897)
- Yan Zhuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8730-4047)
- Ye Ma
- Shiting Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8191-6541)
- Fei Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8762-8033)
- Xing Yan
- Xiaoming Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1728-4515)
- Jun Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9479-2226)
- Ruiwen Huang
- Kunyan Zhao
- Yunlong Peng
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Soochow University (CN)
- Hunan Children's Hospital (CN)
- University of South China (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1669475
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China