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After 8 weeks, bone mass, intestinal microbial composition, intestinal permeability and inflammation were assessed, followed by a correlation analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The bone mass was significantly reduced in the FMT group. Microbiota sequencing showed that Shannon index (p &amp;lt; 0.05) and Simpson index (p &amp;lt; 0.05) were significantly increased in Op groups, and \u03b2 diversity showed significant differences. the recipient mice were similar. linear discriminant analysis effect size (LEfSe) analysis of mice showed that <jats:italic>Halobiforma<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Enterorhabdus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Alistipes<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Butyricimonas<\/jats:italic> were significantly enriched in the FMT group. <jats:italic>Lachnospiraceae<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Oscillibacter<\/jats:italic> were significantly enriched in the Vehicle group. H&amp;amp;E staining of intestinal tissues showed obvious intestinal mucosal injury in mice. Intestinal immunohistochemistry showed that the expression of Claudin and ZO-1 in the intestinal tissue of the FMT group mice was decreased. The FITC-Dextran (FD-4) absorption rate and serum soluble CD14 (sCD14) content were increased in FMT mice. Correlation analysis showed that these dominant genera were significantly associated with bone metabolism and intestinal permeability, and were associated with the enrichment of specific enzymes. Serum and bone tissue inflammatory cytokines detection showed that the expression of TNF-\u03b1 and IL-17A in the FMT group were significantly increased.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Overall, our findings suggested gut microbiota from postmenopausal osteoporosis patients accelerate bone mass loss in mice. 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