The authors caution that while humans and dogs host very similar microbes, they are not exactly the same microbes, but very closely related strains of the same species. (sciencedaily.com)
In the simple fermentation, the proportion of salt is usually enough by itself to preserve the fish from spoilage, and bacteria are important mainly as flavor modifiers.But in the mixed fermentation, a smaller dose of salt preserves the fish for just a few weeks while the plant - based ingredients feed the same microbes that sour milk or turn grape juice into wine. (discovermagazine.com)
Their findings, published in The American Society of Microbiology's mSystems journal, say that the pattern of microbial exchange is «likely circular in nature,» meaning that captive dragons contribute microbes to their environment, and reacquire these same microbes from their environment, repeating this exchange in an ongoing cycle without other external sources of microbial diversity. (sciencedaily.com)