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. Derived from laboratory results. This score or index is not an FDA-cleared test. It aids clinician-directed assessment and is not a stand-alone diagnosis.
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 Microbiome Summary Score testing
- Single composite gut health score
- tracks overall microbiome state across multiple categories
- enables progress comparison between tests
What is Microbiome Summary Score?
The Microbiome Summary Score is a composite calculated metric integrating key indicators from across the entire microbiome report - including beneficial microbe levels, disruptive organism detection, diversity indices, inflammation markers, and functional capacity estimates for SCFAs and vitamins. Reported as a percentile or categorical score relative to a reference population.
Why is Microbiome Summary Score important?
The gut microbiome involves hundreds of variables simultaneously. A composite score provides a single trackable number reflecting the overall direction of your microbiome health. It enables meaningful progress comparison between tests without requiring review of every individual marker each time.
What insights will I get?
Your Summary Score situates your overall microbiome health relative to a reference population. Reviewing it alongside specific category scores - such as diversity, beneficial microbes, or inflammation markers - may reveal which aspects of your microbiome are driving the overall result and where targeted dietary or lifestyle interventions may have the most impact.
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