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- proper noun A taxonomic
phylum within thekingdom Bacteria — very manybacteria , mostlygram-positive .
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The gut microbiota of obese mice has been shown to have significantly more of one main type of bacteria called Firmicutes and fewer of another kind called Bacteroidetes (both types populate human guts as well); in normal mice, the distribution is the opposite.
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In particular, work on mice suggests obesity is associated with having a high proportion of bacteria called Firmicutes, whereas the lean favour another group, the Bacteroidetes.
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Genus Homo is also genera Escherichi and Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes and many others.
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Genus Homo is also genera Escherichi and Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes and many others.
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Genus Homo is also genera Escherichi and Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes and many others.
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Genus Homo is also genera Escherichi and Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes and many others.
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Genus Homo is also genera Escherichi and Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes and many others.
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Genus Homo is also genera Escherichi and Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes and many others.
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Mice with a genetic predisposition to obesity were found to have a different distribution of gut bacteria; fat mice are full of Firmicutes, while lean mice are loaded with Bacteroidetes.
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The ancient age of the fracture water and comparative DNA analysis of the bacterial genes suggests subsurface Firmicutes were removed from contact with their surface cousins anywhere from 3 million to 25 million years ago.
Science 2006
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