Although it well known that the human gut contains a large and diverse array of bacteriophages, a functional understanding of the phage–host interactions is limited. This is, in part, due to a lack of ...

Penn Engineering and Stanford researchers used AI to help identify dozens of potential antibiotic candidates, by analyzing the genetic sequences in nearly 2,000 different human gut microbiomes. Credit ...

The Human Intestinal Bacteria Collection (HiBC) offers scientists access to over 300 live gut bacterial strains, many never studied before, empowering research into inflammation, immunity, and future ...

Chemicals that have a toxic effect on human gut bacteria include pesticides, like herbicides and insecticides, that are sprayed onto food crops. These chemicals stifle the growth of gut bacteria ...