Some choices that I make that may have an impact on my microbial communities is opting for organic produce. A research article published to the journal Frontiers in microbiology titled “An Apple a Day: Which Bacteria Do We Eat With Organic and Conventional Apples?” found that the core taxa of organic apples was Lactobacillus which…

In a clinical trial report written by researchers Chen Et Al, The impact of Helicobacter pylori infection, eradication therapy and probiotics supplementation on gut microenvironment homeostasis: an open label, randomized clinical trial (August 2018) claimed that probiotics help in reducing the impacts of H. pylori while maintaining a healthy gut micro flora. The researchers used…

There are many ways which we can alter our actions to influence microbial communities. One of which is the use of prebiotics and probiotics. Probiotics are typically compounds that act to repair. These would be important for those who had taken antibiotics, to get rid of unwanted microbes such as H. pylori. Prebiotics are compounds…

The work published by Ronit Sarid and Shou-Jiang Gao pertaining to viruses and human cancer has opened up a new pathway for cancer prevention, being an early detection system aimed at targeting viral infections in order to stop cancer development. One of the key findings presented in the article is that KSHV, Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus,…

I don’t know very many diseases for certain that are influenced by microorganisms, however during my fall term of this school year, my medical terminology professor Nolan presented us a research paper he had published which had dealt with the impacts of the gut microbiome on diabetes. Although I believe other disease may be influenced…

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