Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
With trillions of bacteria in the average gut, researchers decided to look for a common language that all bacterial species might use. “There is tremendous complexity in the gut, and many researchers are after the next unusual substance produced by a bacterium that might affect human health. The enormity of the gut bacteria population and its relationship to the host predicts there will be general means to communicate that we humans can recognize.” ~ Jonathan Stamler, MD