Lifestyle determines gut microbes
An international team of researchers has for the first time deciphered the intestinal bacteria of present-day hunter-gatherers.
Cell & Microbiology
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Study highlights diversity of the gorilla gut microbiome
A new study led by North Carolina State University and the Denver Zoo sheds light on the gut microbiome of gorillas, moving researchers closer to developing tools that can use the microbiome to diagnose potential health challenges ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2021
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Scientists seek to establish community-driven metadata standards for microbiomes research
"We are living through an explosion in the availability of microbiome data," according to JP Dundore-Arias, assistant professor of plant pathology at California State University, Monterey Bay. "In agricultural systems, the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 25, 2020
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Shining light on how bacteria interact
The ways in which bacteria infect cells are important for understanding host-pathogen interactions. The knowledge also opens up a world of practical applications.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 1, 2022
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E. coli engineered from stool samples can survive the hostile gut environment long enough to treat disease
Scientists have long tried to introduce genetically engineered bacteria into the gut to treat diseases. In the past, these attempts have focused on engineering common lab strains of E. coli, which cannot compete with the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 4, 2022
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Researchers control cattle microbiomes to reduce methane and greenhouse gases
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have learned to control the microbiome of cattle for the first time which could inhibit their methane production, and therefore reduce a major source of greenhouse gasses.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 1, 2020
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Microbiome Search Engine 2 helps researchers explore microbiome space
Metagenomics—the study of genetic material from an environmental sample—is growing as species evolve or are discovered across the globe. To correlate the newly developed microbiomes with existing data sets, a team of ...
Biotechnology
Jan 22, 2021
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Hidden microbiome fortifies animals, plants too
The microbiome is the collection of microbes that colonize a habitat, human body or otherwise. Because of pioneering microbiome research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, people around the world now ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 29, 2022
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Lemurs' gut microbiomes influenced heavily by social circles, study says
Social group membership is the most important factor in structuring gut microbiome composition, even when considering shared diet, environment and kinship, according to research on lemurs at The University of Texas at Austin.
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2017
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At last, a simple way to solve the complex mysteries of the microbiome
This much is clear: The tiny bacteria that live on and inside us are tremendously important for our health and well-being, affecting everything from our mood to the risk of autism. But understanding how those multitudes of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 25, 2018
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