A new bacteria, made in Belgium (and UCLouvain) (IMAGE)

Université catholique de Louvain

A new bacteria, made in Belgium (and UCLouvain)

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Researchers from University of Louvain (UCLouvain) have discovered a new bacterium in the human intestine, they called Dysosmobacter welbionis. The UCLouvain scientists have also discovered positive effects of this bacterium on type 2 diabetes, obesity and inflammation.

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