News tagged with microbial diversity


Good bacteria may expunge vancomycin-resistant bacteria from your gut

Too much antibiotic can decimate the normal intestinal microbiota, which may never recover its former diversity. That, in turn, renders the GI tract vulnerable to being colonized by pathogens. Now researchers from Memorial ...

Immunology created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast milk contains more than 700 bacteria: Microbes taken from breast milk by the infant are identified

Spanish researchers have traced the bacterial microbiota map in breast milk, which is the main source of nourishment for newborns. The study has revealed a larger microbial diversity than originally thought: ...

Health created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new genetic fingerprint lives in your belly

Our bodies contain far more microbial genes than human genes. And a new study suggests that just as human DNA varies from person to person, so too does the massive collection of microbial DNA in the intestine.

Medical research created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study links sinusitis to microbial diversity, suggests new approach for dealing with common ailment

A common bacteria ever-present on the human skin and previously considered harmless, may, in fact, be the culprit behind chronic sinusitis, a painful, recurring swelling of the sinuses that strikes more than one in ten Americans ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Microbiome analysis helps understand cause of chronic sinus condition, suggests cure

A study of the microbiome of the human nose provides clues to the cause of a chronic sinus condition and potential strategy for a cure. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco report their findings today ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study identifies specific bacteria which precede autoimmune diabetes

A study led by Matej Oresic from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland suggests that autoimmune diabetes is preceded by diminished gut microbial diversity of the Clostridium leptum subgroup, elevated plasma leptin and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0