Despite available vaccines, over 200,000 children die annually from severe diarrhea cause by rotavirus, which infects intestinal cells. A recently published study, facilitated by a research team’s lucky break, suggests bacteria in the mouse gut microbiome could actually help prevent … Continue reading
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Mouse gut bacteria cure rotavirus infection, pointing to treatment for humans
Categories: Infectious disease | Journal Club | Medical Sciences | Microbiology | Uncategorized
Tagged bacteria, microbiome, microbiota, rotavirus, segmented filamentous bacteria
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Journal Club: Human genetics contributes to gut microbiome composition
Microbial communities in the human gut are formed at birth and shaped over time by a person’s diet, and other aspects of lifestyle and environment. Now scientists have confirmed that human genetic sequence polymorphisms also play a key role in … Continue reading
Categories: Applied Biological Sciences | Genetics | Journal Club | Microbiology
Tagged genetics, microbiome, microbiota, twins
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