(Figure 5C) Moderate malnutrition was associated with Lachnospiraceae ND3007 group, whereas adequate nutritional status was associated with Dialister, Parasutterella, Lachnospiraceae NK4A136 group, Faecalitalea and Bilophila. (Figure 5D) No genera were identified with LASSO to be associated with age or CRP levels. Here, CRP is linked to malnutrition.