Tag: bacterium
How E coli worsens Crohn’s
Research shows a variant of E. coli worsens Crohn's; localised inflammation in the gut wall produces metabolites that feed and nourish the variant, dubbed...
Gout driven by highly altered microbiome
The microbiome of people with gout resembles that of patients with autoimmune disease, with loss of butyrate-producing bacteria and higher levels of Bacteroides, Prevotella,...
How Akkermansia muciniphila controls your health
This one bacterium appears to help control your body fat levels, type-2 diabetes, insulin resistance, inflammation, atherosclerosis and increase your longevity, while restoring your...
Bacterium can reduce risk of heart disease
Scientists have discovered that a bacterium E limosum, has the ability to reduce atherosclerosis and heart disease risk through its production of a protein...