Nutrition Today
Gut Microbiome Testing: From Laboratory Methods to Clinical Meaning
As direct-to-consumer (DTC) gut microbiome testing continues to move into mainstream nutrition and medical practice, clinicians are increasingly confronted with reports built on laboratory methods that sound sophisticated but vary widely in what they can realistically deliver. This second article in a 2-part series is designed to demystify the science behind these tests by clearly explaining the primary methodologies they rely on, including 16S rRNA sequencing, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), shotgun …