We are increasingly aware that our microbiome is the "second brain" and the engine of our health.
Not all microbiome tests are the same. In fact, the market is saturated with tests that use limited technologies, offering a distorted view of your inner ecosystem. At Vivabioma, we believe that your health does not deserve approximations; it deserves precision. That is why we have made Shotgun Metagenomics our gold standard.
Traditional 16S technology
For years, the most common technique has been 16S gene analysis. To understand it easily, imagine this technology is like scanning only the barcode of a product at the supermarket.
- How it works: It only scans a small fraction of the bacterial DNA. It is a blurred and restricted view.
- The limitation: With 16S, you can only identify "genera" (large families of bacteria), but you cannot distinguish specific species.
- The analogy: It is like entering a room full of people and saying: "There are humans here." You know they are humans, but you have no idea of their names, their surnames, what they do, or how they interact with each other. You are missing all the relevant information.
Shotgun Metagenomics: The complete manual
At Vivabioma, we have taken a technological leap with Shotgun Metagenomics. Instead of settling for a fragment, this technology sequences and reads all of the DNA present in your sample.
- Pinpoint precision: By reading all the genetic material, we can identify species and even specific strains of bacteria.
- The difference: Now, following our analogy, we don't just know that there are humans in the room; we know who they are and what they are doing.
Who is there and what are they doing?
This is where Vivabioma makes the ultimate difference in the market. Many tests stop at "taking attendance" to see which bacteria inhabit your gut. We go much further: we analyze functional genes.
Thanks to Shotgun technology, we can detect the metabolic functions of your microbiome:
- Are your bacteria producing short-chain fatty acids (such as butyrate) that protect your colon?
- Are they synthesizing the vitamins your body needs?
- Is there a presence of genes that encode for toxins or inflammatory processes?
Knowing what your bacteria are producing is the master key to designing a truly personalized diet and health plan. We don't just give you a list of names; we give you a functional map of your gut health.
Your health deserves scientific precision
When it comes to your well-being, settling for less is not an option. While other technologies offer a blurred view, at Vivabioma we offer you a high-resolution X-ray of your intestinal ecosystem.
Explore the power of our microbiota test and take control of your health based on real data, not estimates.