Researchers identify commensal bacteria in the human intestine
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have identified commensal bacteria in the human intestine that produce a neurotransmitter that may play a role in preventing or treating inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease.
Researchers have mapped hydrogenotrophic microbes in the colon to help gastroenterologists and other clinicians better understand their density and locations, according to an International Society for Microbial Ecology Journal abstract.