In this article, we show that mice without any gut flora may be better off than
those with normal gut flora.
We report that germ - free mice, beginning with intrauterine life, displayed increased BBB permeability compared to pathogen - free mice
with a normal gut flora.
But they also discovered other differences between the mice
with normal gut flora and those lacking gut bacteria.
In a healthy individual
with normal gut flora, we find about 500 different species of downright disease - causing, bad pathogenic bacteria and fungi happily existing next door to our beneficial bacteria.
Not exact matches
So much in our modern environment is engineered to keep us from coming in contact
with the dreaded germs that we are often inadvertently destroying the
normal gut flora and opening up our bodies to numerous ailments, such as allergies and behavioral disorders.