«Most of what we do that resonates with the public is to get weird, unexpected
microbes out of the environment,» said the assistant professor of chemical engineering at UC Santa Barbara.
Not exact matches
It is still unknown exactly how the bacteria help to precipitate the gold grains, but is possible that the
microbe screens
out the gold as part
of an effort to detoxify its immediate
environment.
«
Microbes play a significant role in the health
of the digestive tract and many digestive diseases result when the microbial
environment is
out of balance,» said Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P., director
of the National Institute
of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), and co-chair
of the Human Microbiome Project's Implementation Group.
When the ship reaches port, millions
of liters
of ballast water are pumped
out into the harbor, releasing the
microbes into the new
environment.
This is because rebalancing
of the gut
environment not only requires an infusion
of beneficial
microbes to crowd
out the pathogens, but also involves die - off
of possibly large amounts
of pathogens which can cause symptoms to flare up temporarily.