Elucidating the gut microbiome alterations of tribal community of Arunachal Pradesh: perspectives on their lifestyle or food habits.

Gut microbiota studies of ethnic populations reveal gut microbial biomarkers for therapeutic options and detection of the disease state. The present study aimed to analyze the gut microbiome signatures in thirty individuals from the Adi, Apatani and Nyshi tribes of Arunachal Pradesh (ten in each cohort) by sequencing the V3 and V4 regions of 16S rRNA on the Illumina MiSeq Platform. The gut microbiome was highly predominated by Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidates in the three studied tribal groups.

Studies on antimicrobial stress with reference to biofilm formation of faecal microbial communities from Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh.

Purpose: Antibiotic resistant bacteria have created serious health conditions worldwide, disseminating various infections to people and community along with direct clinical implications in therapeutic options.

Methods: The present study analysed 20 samples from human faeces of Apatani tribe, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Biofilm assay, antimicrobial susceptibility tests and antimicrobial profiling were performed along with phylogenetic analysis.

Phylogeny, Biofilm Production, and Antimicrobial Properties of Fecal Microbial Communities of Adi Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

The fecal flora consists of trillions of bacteria influencing human health and several host factors. Such population-based fecal flora studies are critical to uplift the health status of ethnic tribes from Arunachal Pradesh. This study aimed to analyze the ethnic tribe's biofilm producing antibiotic resistant bacteria and their phyllogenetic analysis in 15 stool samples collected from Adi tribes of Arunachal Pradesh.