Gut probiotics may play a major role in the communication between our guts and our brains. Taking probiotics could potentially help mental disorders like depression; although more research is needed. But eat some yogurt; you might feel better! #CSUBmicrobiome
Sap feeding insects have symbionts that play critical roles in synthesizing nutrients. I wonder if humans can utilize these symbionts, and if we can would we be able to supplement very limited diets like a vegan diet.
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Our diet impacts the microbes that can grow in our intestines, which in turn impact our natural odor, which impacts our attractiveness to potential partners. By just changing our diet, what else can our microbes alter within our bodies? #icontainmultitudes#CSUBmicrobiome
Large doses of antibiotics reck havoc on your microbiota, but the majority of women in the USA are prescribed antibiotics during pregnancy. How does this effect the unborn fetus and their future microbiota?
There is no such thing as a "bad" microbe or a "good" microbe. In reality many microbes perform beneficial and detremental aspect depending on the host they infect. The more you know π€·πΌββοΈπ¦
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For every animal species that goes extinct, an unknown number of unique bacterial species that have evolved to depend on this animal disappear as well! #CSUBmicrobiome