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Microbiome and aging: Trajectories of microbiome age across human ecosystems and their systemic effects

Authors: Zhexin Ni,Jiaojiao Xie,Zhichun Zhang,Keming Zhang,Jie Ding,Mingyang Chang,Ying Su,Yunan Zhang,Mingfei Yao,Chengyuan Wang,Yan Yan,Wenjie Fang,Hainv Gao,Xuecong Tian,Yangshuo Li,Xinlin Zhu,Wen Zhang,Wanqing Liao,Gaoyuan Xu,Guojing Chen,Xiaoyi Lv,Chaoqin Yu,Weihua Pan,Vadim Molodtsov,Lanjuan Li,Yue Gao,Wei Zhou
Journal: iMeta
Publisher: Wiley
Publish date: 2026-7-6
ISSN: 2770-5986 DOI: 10.1002/imt2.70148
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1. MAG direction is internally contradictory: p.3 states a negative MAG = accelerated microbial phenotype, but p.9, Fig. 2, and Table 2 state positive MAG = accelerated aging. Which definition is correct?
2. Table 1 lists oral main associated host as SCFAs-producing bacteria, but the text states oral butyrate is a virulence factor. Please reconcile.

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