But Rita Colwell of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and colleagues report this week that of faecal samples taken from 81 people in November 2010, 17 had a different V. cholerae that does not make the deadly toxin made by the El Tor strain. (newscientist.com)
An analysis of faecal samples can be used to show that the additional hormone was metabolised by the body. (sciencedaily.com)
Some promise to extract the mysteries of our microbiomes from faecal matter in the post. (newscientist.com)