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The microbiome - Coggle Diagram
The microbiome
What science is doing with it/what discoveries are being made
mouse experiments
giving a skinny mouse microbiomes from an obese mouse makes it fatter and vice versa
Fecal transplants
Being proven to help with certain conditions
Getting turned into pills
Our diet influences our gut health
a good diet is important for maintaining microbiota composition and diversity
Scientists are exploring the connection between our gut health, diet and mental health
What they do
Protect us from infection
help digest our food
boosts the immune system
They live in and on us
Mostly in our stomach
What they're made up of
three major phyla
firmicutes
bacteroidetes
actinobacteria