Gut Microbiome

Health

Emerging research on the Parkinson’s microbiome examines how gut microbes and their metabolites may influence Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk, progression, and symptoms. The g...

gastroenterology

Sweet smelling stool is usually linked to changes in digestion, nutrient absorption, or the byproducts of bacteria in the gut. Diet, enzyme deficiencies, infections, and metabol...

microbiology

Bacteroides fragilis is a Gram‑negative, anaerobic bacterium commonly found in the human gut microbiome. As part of the Bacteroidetes phylum, it helps with carbohydrate metabo...

Relationships

Propionic acid is a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) produced by gut bacteria during fermentation of carbohydrates and also formed in small amounts in human metabolism. It is found...