Method: Shotgun metagenomic sequencing (CLIA 21D2062464); not cleared or approved by the FDA. Results reflect relative microbial abundance for wellness education purposes. Not intended to diagnose or treat disease and not a substitute for clinical consultation. Microbial associations are based on emerging scientific research and may change over time.
A derived biomarker is a value that is calculated from other directly measured biomarkers rather than being measured directly in the lab.
Key benefits of Firmicutes testing
- Major gut phylum tracking
- SCFA-producing phylum abundance assessment
What is Firmicutes?
Firmicutes is one of the two dominant bacterial phyla in the healthy adult gut. It includes many key SCFA-producing genera including Ruminococcus, Roseburia, Blautia, Faecalibacterium, and Clostridium. Detected by shotgun metagenomic sequencing.
Why is Firmicutes important?
Firmicutes encompasses many of the gut's primary butyrate producers and fiber fermenters. Adequate Firmicutes abundance may reflect a microbiome well-equipped for short-chain fatty acid production. The traditional Firmicutes/Bacteroidota ratio is an evolving marker whose interpretation depends on context and composition.
What insights will I get?
Your Firmicutes level reflects the overall contribution of this major phylum. It should be interpreted alongside the Firmicutes/Bacteroidota ratio and specific SCFA-producing species tracked elsewhere in your report.
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