human microbiome

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    Prevalence and Source of Fecal and Oral Bacteria on Infant, Child, and Adult Hands
    Research Article | Host-Microbe Biology
    Prevalence and Source of Fecal and Oral Bacteria on Infant, Child, and Adult Hands

    Bacteria live all around us, and we are constantly exposed to them during our everyday lives. Modern standards of hygiene aim to limit exposure to fecal bacteria, and yet bacteria rapidly colonize the gut in early life and following antibacterial treatment. Exposures to fecal and oral microbes provide risk of disease, but are also necessary since commensal microbes play important roles in health. This work establishes that bacteria of...

    Michael Shaffer, Catherine Lozupone
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    The Oral and Skin Microbiomes of Captive Komodo Dragons Are Significantly Shared with Their Habitat
    Research Article | Host-Microbe Biology
    The Oral and Skin Microbiomes of Captive Komodo Dragons Are Significantly Shared with Their Habitat
    Embriette R. Hyde, Jose A. Navas-Molina, Se Jin Song, Jordan G. Kueneman, Gail Ackermann, Cesar Cardona, Gregory Humphrey, Don Boyer, Tom Weaver, Joseph R. Mendelson, Valerie J. McKenzie, Jack A. Gilbert, Rob Knight

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