Persistence Pays off in the Human Gut Microbiome (IMAGE)

Earlham Institute

Persistence Pays off in the Human Gut Microbiome

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The human gut microbiome is an integral and lifelong part of us. However, not every microbial species is equally persistent throughout their lifetimes, some bacteria preferring a 'travelling' lifestyle of often switching between hosts (heredipersistent), while others can stay not only with us for a long time, but have also a higher chance to be inherited in our children (tenacious).

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Earlham Institute/Quadram Institute/EMBL

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