BacterioFiles Micro Edition 142 - Diversity Determines Dimensions

This episode: Higher gut bacterial diversity is correlated with lower obesity and related problems!

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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

**Gut bacteria may influence weight gain when quitting smoking
**Probiotic can inhibit pathogen motility (paper)
**Microbes deep under sea floor divide every 10,000 years
**Searching sea microbes for promising new chemicals
**Stick bug gut bacteria seem to make good antibacterial compounds

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