Sentences with phrase «tract by microbes»
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In a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers led by Anita Kozyrskyj found that babies born by C - section harbored a different set of microbes in their digestive tracts than those born vaginally, and that infants who were breast - fed had a different recipe of bacteria in their guts than those who were given formula.
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Although my background and training was in environmental microbiology, I contacted a lab at the medical school at Washington University that was just starting to use techniques developed by environmental microbiologists to study microbes inhabiting the human intestinal tract.
The team collected samples of methane from settings such as lakes, swamps, natural gas reservoirs, the digestive tracts of cows, and deep ancient groundwater, as well as methane made by microbes in the lab.
Getting «informed consent» from the Matses to gather their fecal samples, which are the best source of bacteria from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, was a challenge, Lewis says, so the anthropologists gave the Matses a crash course in bacterial biology by showing them gut microbes under microscope.
«The bacteria living in our digestive tracts are dictated by our long - term dietary patterns... A diet high in carnitine actually shifts our gut microbe composition to those that like carnitine, making meat eaters even more susceptible to forming TMAO and its artery - clogging effects.»
By far the most heavily colonized organ is the gastrointestinal tract (GIT); the colon alone is estimated to contain over 70 % of all the microbes in the human body.
«The digestive tract is home to trillions of microbes, both helpful and harmful, that outnumber the body's cells by 10 to 1.
By ingesting foods that contain high levels of polyphenols, humans boost their immune systems, reduce cellular inflammation, and maintain an optimal balance between the good and bad microbes that live in our digestive tracts.
The team collected samples of methane from settings such as lakes, swamps, natural gas reservoirs, the digestive tracts of cows, and deep ancient groundwater, as well as methane made by microbes in the lab.