Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are the focus of this systematic review characterizing microbiome research. The dataset synthesizes findings from 110 studies published up to January 31, 2025, identified by author Marwh G. Aldriwesh. It categorizes research by human, animal, and environmental microbiomes and assesses alignment with One Health principles.
Use Cases
- Analyze the distribution of microbiome research focus (human, animal, environmental) across GCC countries.
- Identify regional research gaps, such as the limited investigation of livestock microbiomes for food security.
- Assess methodological trends, like the prevalence of 16S rRNA gene sequencing on Illumina platforms.
- Evaluate the adoption of integrated One Health study designs in regional microbiome science.
Strengths
- Includes 110 studies systematically identified and reviewed.
- Provides a breakdown of study types: 49% human, 40% environmental, 11% animal.
- Specifies the geographic scope across six GCC countries and notes Saudi Arabia contributed 44% of publications.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The dataset is small (181.7 KB), indicating limited raw data scope.
Provenance
- Source
- figshare
- Collection Method
- Systematic review following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, searching PubMed, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and EBSCO.
- Time Range
- Studies published up to January 31, 2025.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-29 05:35:27; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Bahrain.