LBD stool shotgun metagenome
Stool samples were collected from study participants and stored at 80C until processing. Microbial DNA was extracted using a standardized stool DNA extraction protocol, and sequencing libraries were prepared using an Illumina-compatible library preparation kit. Libraries were pooled and sequenced using paired-end shotgun metagenomic sequencing on an Illumina platform. Resulting reads were quality filtered prior to downstream metagenomic analysis.