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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron is a common bacterium in the human gut microbiome that has evolved alongside humans to support digestion and general health. Over time, this bacterium developed the ability to break down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars, which helps the host species get more energy from the food it eats.
Gut microbiota, gut microbiome, or gut flora are the microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses, that live in the digestive tracts of animals. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The gastrointestinal metagenome is the aggregate of all the genomes of the gut microbiota .
Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome. New York: Avery. ISBN 978-0-593-08456-4. LCCN 2020004020. OCLC 1126544703. Bulsiewicz, Will (2022). The Fiber Fueled Cookbook: Inspiring Plant-Based Recipes to Turbocharge Your Health. New York: Avery. ISBN 978-0-593-41877-2.
Think of your gut microbiome as the second-in-command (behind hand washing and stopping germs from entering your body in the first place) to defend your body against foreign invaders.
The gut microbiome is made up of many millions of bacteria and other microorganisms that help us digest what we eat. Although people cannot digest plant fiber, our gut bacteria break it down into ...
Changes in the gut microbiome may be a tell-tale sign of the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Image credit: Instants/Getty Images. This article originally appeared on Medical News Today
The human infant gut is relatively sterile up until birth, where it takes up bacteria from its surrounding environment and its mother. [14] The microbiota that makes up the infant gut differs from the adult gut. An infant reaches the adult stage of their microbiome at around three years of age, when their microbiome diversity increases ...
The bacteria are able to stimulate lymphoid tissue associated with the gut mucosa, which enables the tissue to produce antibodies for pathogens that may enter the gut. [54] The human microbiome may play a role in the activation of toll-like receptors in the intestines, a type of pattern recognition receptor host cells use to recognize dangers ...