The detection of oral bacteria in faecal samples has been associated with inflammation and intestinal diseases. The increased relative abundance of oral bacteria in faeces has two competing ...

Scientists have identified why some gut microbes successfully stay in the gut after faecal transplants, whilst others are much more transient. The King’s College London discovery could help make the ...

Our study investigated microbial dynamics involved in the relative enrichment of oral bacteria in faeces. Results in mice and from human patients indicated that high percentages of oral bacteria ...

A Singapore study reveals a gut protein connects diet, gut bacteria, and liver health, offering new insights into fatty liver ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and their collaborators have developed a new technology to track beneficial bacteria after fecal microbiota transplants (FMT). The approach ...

Faecal bacteria. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bacteria cultured from a sample of human faeces. At least 50 per cent of human faeces is made up of bacteria shed from the gut. Many of these ...

In a small laboratory at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital in London, Désirée Prossomariti is processing donations. Each is weighed, tested for pathogens, filtered, centrifuged and then freeze-dried, ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) as a treatment option for those with recurrent Clostridium difficile (C diff) infections ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City residents who require a shoeless home win this round. A new study found that we bring in poop bacteria after taking a stroll on city sidewalks. The study, “Faecal ...