Alcoholism and its Effects on Gut Microbiome
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Introduction
This illustration depicts a three-dimensional (3D), computer-generated image, of a group of Gram-positive, Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus) bacteria. The photo credit for this image belongs to Alissa Eckert, who is a medical illustrator at the CDC.
By Nikola Kovacova
The gut microbiota is classified as a collection of all microbial organisms within the gastrointestinal tract (GIT).[1] With trillions of microorganisms inhabiting the microbiota, its collective genome is believed to encode 100 times more genes than the human genome.[2]
How to Analyze the Intestinal Microbial Population?
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==Alcohol as a Culprit of Dysbiosis in the Intestinal Microbiota
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Conclusion
References
- ↑ Savage, D.C. "Microbial ecology of the gastrointestinal tract." Annual review of microbiology, 31, 107–133.
- ↑ Qin, J., Li, R., Raes, J., Arumugam, M., Burgdorf, K. S., Manichanh, C., Nielsen, T., Pons, N., Levenez, F., Yamada, T., Mende, D. R., Li, J., Xu, J., Li, S., Li, D., Cao, J., Wang, B., Liang, H., Zheng, H., Xie, Y., … Wang, J. (2010). "A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing." Nature, 464(7285), 59–65.
Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2023, Kenyon College
