In a huge global study led by University of Cambridge researchers, a single group of bacteria—named CAG-170—has repeatedly ...

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A mysterious, hard-to-grow gut bacterium keeps showing up in healthy people worldwide—and it may be quietly protecting our microbiomes.

A study conducted in Taiwan found that autistic individuals tend to show differences in gut microbiota composition compared ...

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut can help determine whether the amino acid asparagine from the diet will feed ...

The most extensive study of the gut microbiome in Africa has discovered new microbial species and never-before-reported metagenomes* from several African sites. The gut microbiome has a significant ...

The human gut microbiome contains a world of microbes. We look at the the bacteria that deeply affect our health and well-being. Data source: 1. Dan W et al., 2022. Human Microbiota in Esophageal ...

This Nature Outlook is editorially independent, produced with financial support from Yakult. About this content. We are not alone in our bodies. Each person is home to trillions of bacteria, viruses ...

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