Turnaround time: 14 working days
Automatic Healthpath interpretation? Yes
Technology: qPCR, 16s rRNA sequencing
Our Ultimate Gut Health Test uses a combination of qPCR testing and 16s rRNA sequencing to give comprehensive and extensive insight into gut health, via a non-invasive stool sample.
As our most in-depth gut test, the Ultimate Gut Health Test measures key markers including calprotectin, zonulin and secretory IgA, leaky gut, pathogenic bacteria, worms and absorption markers, to give a full assessment of the microbiome.
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Disclaimer: This test is only available through a Healthpath Pro practitioner.
Lab introduction: Biovis Ltd
Biovis Diagnostik is one of the world’s leading laboratories in gut health testing, offering microbiome analysis and SIBO testing. They use cutting-edge 16s rRNA sequencing technology and qPCR testing to give detailed information about gastrointestinal health. Biovis is one of the only laboratories to quantify results by writing the colony form in units, as opposed to percentages only, which allows a deeper understanding of bacterial samples.
How it works?
Collection method: Stool
Turnaround Time: 14 working days
Steps:
- Eat a normal diet for one week before the test
- Collect one stool sample using the stool collector
- Send the sample to the lab, following the instructions
- Receive an in-depth report of clinically-relevant markers
Test markers
Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria
- Haemophilus
- Acinetobacter
- Proteus species (inc. Proteus mirabilis)
- Klebsiella species
- Enterobacter species
- Serratia species
- Hafnia species
- Morganella species
- Providencia species
- Citrobacter species
- Pseudomonas species
Butyrate-Producing Bacteria
- Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
- Eubacterium rectale
- Eubacterium hallii
- Roseburia species
- Ruminococcus species
- Coprococcus
- Butyrivibrio species
- Cl. butyricum
- Total bacterial count
Helminths (Worms)
- Taenia species (Taenia solium, Taenia saginata)
- Ascaris species
- Enterobius vermicularis
- Ancylostoma species (Ancylostoma duodenale)
- Hymenolepsis species (Hymenolepsis nana, Hymenolepsis diminuta)
- Trichuris trichiura
- Necator americanus
- Strongyloides species (Strongyloides stercoralis)
- Microsporidia (Enterocytozoon species, Encephalitozoon species)
Bacterial Distribution
- Actinobacteria
- Bacteroidetes
- Firmicutes
- Fusobacteria
- Proteobacteria
- Verrucomicrobia
- Other
- Firmicutes/ Bacteroidetes Ratio
Yeasts
- Candida albicans
- Candida krusei
- Candida glabrata
- Candida dubliniensis
- Candida parapsilosis
- Candida tropicalis
- Candida lusitaniae
Actinobacteria
- Bifidobacteria
- Equol-producing bacteria
- Adlercreutzia species
- Eggerthella lenta
- Slackia species
Clostridia
- Clostridia total bacterial count
- Clostridia cluster 1
- Clostridia histolytium
- Clostridium perfringens
- Clostridium sporenges
Functional Markers
- Calprotectin
- Haemoglobin in faeces immunologically
- Secretory IgA
- Pancreatic elastase
- Zonulin
H2S Production
- Sulphate-reducing bacteria
- Desulfovibrio piger
- Desulfomonas pigra
- Bilophila wadsworthii
Pathogenic Intestinal Protozoa
- Giardia lamblia
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Cryptosporidium species
- Cyclospora cayetanensis
Digestive Residues
- Determination of fat
- Determination of nitrogen
- Determination of sugar
- Determination of water
Stool Properties
- Colour
- Consistency
- pH
Immunogenically Effective Bacteria
- Escherichia coli
- Enterococcus species
- Lactobacillus species
Pathobionts
- Blastocystis hominis
- Dientamoeba fragilis
- Helicobacter AG
Biodiversity
- Diversity
- Dysbiosis index
Bacteroidetes
- Bacteroids
- Prevotella (Prevotella copri)
Other Firmicutes
- Christensenellaceae
- Dialister invisus
Mucin Production/Mucosal Barrier
- Akkermansia muciniphila
- Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
Enterotype
- 1, 2 or 3
Fusobacteria
- Fusobacterium species
Verrucomicrobia
- Akkermansia muciniphila
Histamine-Producing Bacteria
- Histamine-producing bacteria
Oxalate-Degrading Bacteria
- Oxalobacter formigenes
Archaea
- Methanobrevibacter