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Microbiome analysis
Assesses intestinal diversity via 16S rRNA or metagenomics.
What happens
A stool sample sequenced by 16S rRNA profiling or shotgun metagenomics to describe which bacteria are present and in what proportion.
How to read the result
Diversity metrics and specific pathogen detection are the parts that hold up. Metagenomic sequencing gives more species-level and functional detail than 16S profiling.
Where it stops
There is no validated definition of a healthy microbiome, results shift with recent diet and antibiotics, and reports differ substantially between vendors for the same sample. Supplement recommendations generated from these reports are commercially motivated more often than evidence-based.
Before you book
Three questions to ask
- 0116S or shotgun metagenomics, and which laboratory?
- 02How reproducible is this on a repeat sample?
- 03Are any recommended products sold by you?
Providers
Registry entries offering microbiome analysis
No documented provider for this procedure yet.
We only record a procedure when a provider states it in their own materials. If you know a clinic offering it, tell us and we will check.