{
  "abstract": "We read with interest the review by de Vos et al.1 The human gut microbiome plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of health and the development of disease.2 3 With the growing availability of microbiome testing products and publications, some patients feel that their health problems are not fully understood or addressed by doctors using conventional medical approaches.4 Concomitantly with a rise in consumer interest in self-testing, questions have emerged regarding the scientific validity, regulatory status and clinical interpretability of microbiome testing kits.5 6 In this context, we aimed to evaluate, on a nationwide French scale, the methods employed, the nature and quality of the results obtained, and the putative benefits that non-specialists/patients can derive from these readily accessible microbiota analyses.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Infectious Agents Department, Poitiers, France, France",
        "Université de Poitiers, INSERM, U1070 PHAR2 Pharmacology of Antimicrobial Agents and Antibiotic Resistance, Poitiers, France",
        "Université de Bretagne Occidentale, INSERM U1078 GGB - Axe Microbiota, Brest, France"
      ],
      "name": "Maxime Pichon"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Cardiology Department, Poitiers, France",
        "Université de Poitiers, INSERM, U1402 Centre d'Investigation Clinique, Poitiers, France"
      ],
      "name": "Claire Bouleti"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Infectious Agents Department, Poitiers, France, France",
        "Université de Poitiers, INSERM, U1070 PHAR2 Pharmacology of Antimicrobial Agents and Antibiotic Resistance, Poitiers, France",
        "Université de Bretagne Occidentale, INSERM U1078 GGB - Axe Microbiota, Brest, France",
        "Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Cardiology Department, Poitiers, France",
        "Université de Poitiers, INSERM, U1402 Centre d'Investigation Clinique, Poitiers, France",
        "Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest, Bacteriology laboratory, Brest, France"
      ],
      "name": "MICMAC Study Group SFM"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Université de Bretagne Occidentale, INSERM U1078 GGB - Axe Microbiota, Brest, France",
        "Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest, Bacteriology laboratory, Brest, France"
      ],
      "name": "Genevieve Hery-Arnaud"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Infectious Agents Department, Poitiers, France, France",
        "Université de Poitiers, INSERM, U1070 PHAR2 Pharmacology of Antimicrobial Agents and Antibiotic Resistance, Poitiers, France"
      ],
      "name": "Christophe Burucoa"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Heterogeneity and lack of standardisation in gut microbiome testing: a comparative assessment of French medical biology laboratories",
  "uid": "504a31cf-adbd-5fae-a2b6-1290d3a8eb7c"
}