Gut bacteriome alterations during high altitude exposure: a comprehensive analysis of different species
With the increase of high-altitude sojourn population, more and more studies on hypoxia have been conducted, but the associated changes in gut bacteriome in different hypoxic environments need to be further investigated. Gut bacteriome plays an important role in host adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia, but the contribution of gut bacteriome in high-altitude hypoxia adaptation is still controversial and may be influenced by multiple factors. In this study, we reviewed the changes in diversity and composition of the gut bacteriome of different populations of animals in different highland hypoxic environments, clarified the dynamics of the gut bacteriome during exposure to high altitude, identified the core bacteriome that may contribute to host adaptation to hypoxic environments, and comprehensively considered the effects of multiple factors on the gut bacteriome.
Authors
- Siai Chen
- Jin Zeng
- Xuejing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5562-2307)
- Juan Ji An
- Zhiqi Li
- Liping Zhang
- Changpeng Xie
- Xinxin Yin
Institutions
- Qinghai University (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Beijing Chest Hospital (CN)
- Cancer Research Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1762563
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Inner Mongolia Medical University
- National Natural Science Foundation of China