microorganism
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The gut microbiome consists of trillions of microorganisms living in the digestive tract, where they play important roles in digestion and overall health.
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To identify which bacteria and microbial byproducts contribute to these metabolite patterns, the researchers treated obesity and diabetes susceptible mice with an antibiotic designed to target specific intestinal microorganisms.
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Plants rely on cell-surface receptors to sense chemical signals from microorganisms in the soil.
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“These microorganisms live with you for the rest of your life and they’re resetting your genes,” she says.
In this study, the researchers measured the nitrogen isotopic composition in corals to infer how much nitrogen microorganisms have fixed over the past 120 years.
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