Maria Paz Nunez

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What is the ratio bacteria/yeasts in the human microbiome?

We hear a lot about bacteria from the human microbiome. But what about the fungi? How many, and who are part of our microbiome?

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What happens to Saccharomyces that we ingest with bread? Do they become part of our microbiome?

I am thinking this question because we know that we have yeasts in our guts. Have they been characterized? Do yeasts that we ingest become part of our microbiome? Somebody is pretending that...

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What are all these non-culturable microorganisms found with DNA techniques, anyway?

Let me start with the following statement: I agree that there are still many unknown species out there that have to be characterized. BUT... Modern DNA sequencing is being extensively used to...

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