Human Gut Microbiota Response to Herbal Extracts from an Ex Vivo Study

Karley K. Mahalak's dataset contains ex vivo measurements of the effects of black cumin seed, turmeric root, and Ceylon cinnamon bark extracts on the human gut microbiota. Data includes shotgun metagenomic DNA sequencing, biomass cell counts, short-chain fatty acid concentrations, gas, and pH collected after 48-hour incubations. The dataset is linked to sequencing data in the NCBI Sequence Read Archive under BioProject PRJNA961974.

Use Cases

• Analyzing changes in microbial community composition based on shotgun metagenomic sequencing data
• Correlating short-chain fatty acid concentrations with biomass cell counts
• Comparing the effects of different herbal extracts on gut microbiota pH and gas production

Strengths

• Links to external sequencing data in the NCBI Sequence Read Archive under BioProject PRJNA961974
• Includes multiple complementary measurements: sequencing, cell counts, metabolite concentrations, gas, and pH

Limitations

• Dataset size is 3.3 KB, indicating a very limited scope
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

Karley K. Mahalak via figshare

Collection Method

Ex vivo incubations and subsequent laboratory measurements

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 16:12:30; freshness should be verified