<p>The pathogenesis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is yet unknown. This study aimed to assess the gut microbial composition in CFS patients versus in healthy controls (HCs). The composition of fecal bacteria was examined in twenty-five CFS patients and sixteen HCs using Illumina sequencing of 16&#xa0;S rRNA gene amplicons targeting the V3-V4 bacterial gene regions. 143 (46%) of the microbial genera were found only in the CFS. In addition, the gut microbial composition in the CFS patients contained a much higher proportion of the 10 most commonly found bacteria compared to the HCs group. A significantly lower observed number of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) was noted in CFS compared to HCs (<i>p</i> = 0.045). Significant between-group differences in the gut microbial composition in CFS compared to HCs were noted. The three most discriminating Amplicon Sequencing Variants (ASVs): ASV 191, ASV 44, and ASV 75, were identified as significantly more abundant in the healthy control group compared to the patient group. In addition, the Neural Network (multilayer perceptron) was able to discriminate gut microbial composition from CFS versus HCs with excellent performance (AUC = 0.935). The gut microbial composition is different in CFS patients compared to HCs. Further studies should assess the pathophysiological consequences of these differences as well as the effectiveness of therapies aimed at modifying the gut microbial composition in CFS patients.</p>

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The gut microbial composition is different in chronic fatigue syndrome than in healthy controls

  • Monika Prylińska-Jaśkowiak,
  • Hanna Tabisz,
  • Sławomir Kujawski,
  • Beata R. Godlewska,
  • Joanna Słomko,
  • Beata Januszko-Giergielewicz,
  • Modra Murovska,
  • Karl J. Morten,
  • Łukasz Sokołowski,
  • Paweł Zalewski

摘要

The pathogenesis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is yet unknown. This study aimed to assess the gut microbial composition in CFS patients versus in healthy controls (HCs). The composition of fecal bacteria was examined in twenty-five CFS patients and sixteen HCs using Illumina sequencing of 16 S rRNA gene amplicons targeting the V3-V4 bacterial gene regions. 143 (46%) of the microbial genera were found only in the CFS. In addition, the gut microbial composition in the CFS patients contained a much higher proportion of the 10 most commonly found bacteria compared to the HCs group. A significantly lower observed number of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) was noted in CFS compared to HCs (p = 0.045). Significant between-group differences in the gut microbial composition in CFS compared to HCs were noted. The three most discriminating Amplicon Sequencing Variants (ASVs): ASV 191, ASV 44, and ASV 75, were identified as significantly more abundant in the healthy control group compared to the patient group. In addition, the Neural Network (multilayer perceptron) was able to discriminate gut microbial composition from CFS versus HCs with excellent performance (AUC = 0.935). The gut microbial composition is different in CFS patients compared to HCs. Further studies should assess the pathophysiological consequences of these differences as well as the effectiveness of therapies aimed at modifying the gut microbial composition in CFS patients.