Bacteroides -B&W (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Bacteroides -B&W

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Different Bacteroides species (five shown) colonize human intestines, along with many other species of bacteria. These microbes, known collectively as the gut microbiome, play a key role in people's health.

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Kevin Cutler/Mougous Lab/UW/HHMI

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