- plural of microbe.
microbes
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Those changes were accompanied by predictable shifts in gut microbes, providing evidence that the medications themselves may be responsible for at least some of the observed differences.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
The researchers therefore set out to determine whether particular species of gut microbes were linked to muscle strength and, if so, to investigate how those bacteria might influence muscle tissue.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Over the longer term, Yu said the findings may expand scientists' understanding of the relationship among diet, metabolites produced by gut microbes and the intestinal lining.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
In experiments involving germ-free mice, which lack all microbes, butyrate still created a persistent immune-regulating environment.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
And why should microbes evolve so as to kill us?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
