Gut Flora
Gut Flora: or gut microbiota, or gastrointestinal microbiota, is the complex community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans and animals, including insects. The gut metagenome is the aggregate of all the genomes of gut microbiota. The gut is one niche that human microbiota inhabit.
What's Popular in Gut Flora
-
NOV 18, 2019MicrobiologyNOV 18, 2019Even closely related bats may not have similar gut microbes, and these unusual mammals may not have the same relationship with their microbiome as other animals....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019MicrobiologyNOV 17, 2019Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons/AFADadcADSasd...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2019CancerNOV 14, 2019New research suggests that the presence of a certain kind of gut bacteria can increase the risk of bowel cancer by as much as 15%. The research is importan...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 03, 2019NeuroscienceNOV 03, 2019Although antibiotics are useful in eradicating pathogens, and have saved countless lives, researchers are now finding that their usage may come with some h...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonOCT 31, 2019MicrobiologyOCT 31, 2019Some people are affected by a syndrome in which their gut microbes generate enough alcohol to cause symptoms of intoxication....WRITTEN BY: Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2019
Microbiology
NOV 18, 2019
Even closely related bats may not have similar gut microbes, and these unusual mammals may not have the same relationship with their microbiome as other animals....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Microbiology
NOV 17, 2019
Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons/AFADadcADSasd...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2019
Cancer
NOV 14, 2019
New research suggests that the presence of a certain kind of gut bacteria can increase the risk of bowel cancer by as much as 15%. The research is importan...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 03, 2019
Neuroscience
NOV 03, 2019
Although antibiotics are useful in eradicating pathogens, and have saved countless lives, researchers are now finding that their usage may come with some h...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
OCT 31, 2019
Microbiology
OCT 31, 2019
Some people are affected by a syndrome in which their gut microbes generate enough alcohol to cause symptoms of intoxication....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2019
Microbiology
OCT 30, 2019
A new study has shown that antibiotic-resistant E. coli spreads primarily because of poor hygiene....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2019
Microbiology
OCT 12, 2019
We share the world and our bodies with microorganisms, and the ones that live in our gut exert a significant impact on our physiology....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2019
Microbiology
OCT 01, 2019
The gut microbes we carry are impacted by many factors, including our diet....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 14, 2019
We all carry a vast number of microbes with us, and the microbial community in the gut is closely linked to our health and well-being....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch