gut microbiome
Digestive bacterial ecosystem
The gut microbiome is the community of microorganisms—bacteria, fungi, viruses—living in the digestive tract, particularly the intestines.
Research increasingly links gut microbiome health to immunity, mood, and disease: Scientists are studying how the gut microbiome affects mental health.
Also called gut flora or intestinal microbiota.
- gut floraIntestinal microbial community
- archaeaThird domain of life
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- probioticsLive microorganisms aiding digestion
- digestionBodily food breakdown
digestive system · small intestine · Bifidobacterium · fiber · fecal transplant · fermented foods · obesity · immunity · mental health · Lactobacillus · autoimmune diseases · leaky · gut health · fungi · microorganisms · metabolism · protozoa · colon
- microbial ecologymicrobiota, biofilm, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism
- gut anatomyintestine, intestines, bowel, bowels, gut
- human microbiomeintestinal flora, probiotics, lactobacillus, bifidobacteria, biofilms
- Metagenomics16S rRNA, MAG, binning, species identification, reads
- microbiomemicrobiota, gut flora, intestinal flora, beneficial bacteria, intestinal bacteria
- Symbiotic Microbesmycorrhizae, gut flora, mutualists, beneficial bacteria, Lactobacillus