Currently, researchers analyze
microbial diversity by taking a sample they hope includes the different kinds of bacteria in the gut.
Not exact matches
Fiber helps to improve digestion
by keeping you «regular», provides the body with steady energy, and improves
microbial diversity in the gut (think probiotics).
Huge successes in the isolation and cultivation of marine
microbial strains have been made
by the EC - funded MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project, which aims to uncover the untold
diversity of marine microbes using cultivation - dependent strategies.
By the fourth generation, the mice bred on low - fiber diets had lost 72 percent of the
microbial diversity.
A high
diversity of
microbial communities in the water could also reduce the potential for infection, according to earlier investigations conducted
by UFZ researchers and published in Current Biology.
The neglected kingdoms are broadly
microbial and comprise
by any measure, be it their biomass or genetic
diversity, the «unseen majority» of life.
By using a sampling kit and answering a few questions, volunteers help researchers create an atlas of
microbial diversity in homes across the country.
Controls aged three years and older were characterised
by a higher fraction of butyrate - producing species within Clostridium clusters IV and XIVa than was seen in the corresponding diabetic children or in children from the younger age groups, while the diabetic children older than three years could be differentiated
by having an unusually high
microbial diversity.
They suspected that
by increasing
microbial diversity in the gut, probiotics could combat behavioural changes and prevent memory impairment linked to poor diet.
«Ochman and colleagues show that human evolution was accompanied
by both a rapid divergence of the microbiome from the microbiome of apes, and a drastic loss of
diversity of the
microbial community,» says Thomas Bosch of the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel, Germany.
Cary and his colleagues were surprised
by the
diversity of the
microbial community they found.
A serious consequence of deforestation is extensive loss of carbon from the soil, a process regulated
by subterranean
microbial diversity.
The Streptococcus pneumoniae Genome
Diversity Project More information about S. pneumoniae, on a site supported
by vaccine manufacturer Wyeth - Lederle List of the more than 45
microbial genomes so far completed, with links to others still in progress
ATCC was originally put together
by scientific societies for the purpose of storing the genetic
diversity of the
microbial world.
Scientists are still trying to explain how this
microbial diversity comes about, but it is likely influenced
by factors including diet, environment, host genetics and exposure to microbes early in life.
Transmission of commensal intestinal bacteria between humans could promote health
by establishing, maintaining and replenishing
microbial diversity in the microbiota of an individual.
The Cytosponge detected decreased
microbial diversity in patients with high - grade dysplasia in comparison to control patients, as measured
by the observed OTU richness (p = 0 · 0147), Chao estimated total richness (p = 0 · 023), and Shannon
diversity index (p = 0 · 0085).
The RePOOPulate human probiotic or synthetic stool mixture was developed
by extensively culturing the
microbial diversity from the stool of a healthy, 41 - year - old female donor.
Findings: There was decreased
microbial diversity in oesophageal adenocarcinoma tissue compared with tissue from healthy control patients as measured
by the observed operational taxonomic unit (OTU) richness (p = 0 · 0012), Chao estimated total richness (p = 0 · 0004), and Shannon
diversity index (p = 0 · 0075).
Computer simulations
by Liu et al. [43], Wang et al. [41], and Sundquist et al. [47] have indicated that pyrosequencing tags from different regions of the gene will vary in their utility for the distinct tasks of revealing
microbial diversity and performing taxonomic classification, both of which contribute to making informative comparisons between complex
microbial communities.
Prebiotics, or foods that escape digestion and are instead selectively fermented
by beneficial bacteria in the colon, are a viable strategy for encouraging
microbial diversity and in turn enhance the health of the host (45).
December 17, 2017 Plant
diversity enhances soil
microbial biomass, particularly soil fungi,
by increasing root - derived organic inputs.
Trean,
by understanding the complex interactions among no - till, crop
diversity, crop synergism, and the soil
microbial community, one can develop cropping systems that yield more, but do not necessarily require more inputs.