Many animals rely on microbial communities in their guts to aid the process of digestion. (sciencedaily.com)
The goal of this project is to relate DNA based measurements of microbial communities from the human gut and other body sites to patient health status through niche modeling. (gladstone.org)
In this way, the scientists could separate out the effects of surgery itself on microbial communities from the effects of losing weight or consuming less food. (sciencemag.org)