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Published: April 24, 2023, 5 a.m.

This episode: How family members share gut microbes across multiple generations!

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Show notes:
Microbe of the episode: Dyozetapapillomavirus 1

Takeaways Our gut\u2019s microbial communities can greatly influence our health, for good or bad. The makeup of these communities can be influenced by many factors, including genetics, health status, diet, and other aspects of the environment we live in. We\u2019ve learned a lot about this topic recently, but there\u2019s a lot more we still don\u2019t understand.

In this study, gut microbe samples from individuals spanning multiple generations in the same families were compared, to see how much influence family relationships and cohabitation could have on the gut communities. Both genetic relationship and living together had influences on which gut microbes different people shared. \xa0 Journal Paper:
Valles-Colomer M, Bacigalupe R, Vieira-Silva S, Suzuki S, Darzi Y, Tito RY, Yamada T, Segata N, Raes J, Falony G. 2022. Variation and transmission of the human gut microbiota across multiple familial generations. 1. Nat Microbiol 7:87\u201396.

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