Turns out, the bacteria in your gut have food preferences of their own. Here’s how a colorful plate feeds the bacteria that help your body thrive.

and other molecules in the stool that may have been produced by gut microbes. “[Bacteria] are basically little chemical factories,” Wishart said. “Some of them will produce good things, and some of ...

Scientists have long suspected that gut bacteria may influence a person's ... and decreased levels of Bifidobacterium in their stool or gut lining. To explore this further, we treated mice with ...

A recent study published in Nature Microbiology reveals a new benefit of coffee: It supports the growth of beneficial gut bacteria. In this study, researchers analyzed stool samples from 22,867 ...

"Using our new analytical tool, we profiled the combined phage-bacteria communities in 12,262 stool samples from 887 participants of the TEDDY study during their first four years of life," said co ...

More than 40,000 previously unknown gut microbes in African populations could completely change how medicines work for ...

The most common of these is Escherichia coli, a type of bacteria that is commonly present in stool and can enter the urinary system through the urethra. Rarely, fungi can cause UTIs. It is ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Mucus in stool is normal, but it's not usually visible to the naked eye. When it is ...