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The Microbiota
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Mansia - Gut Microbiota
The collection of microorganisms colonising the gastrointestinal tract is called the ‘gut microbiota’. The human gut microbiota consists of 10-100 trillion symbiotic microorganisms (most of them bacteria, but also archaea, viruses and fungi), with a biomass of around 1 to 2 kg. In other words, the number of microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract is one to ten times greater than the total number of human cells in the human ...
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Mansia - Gut Barrier
The inside of the gut (the ‘lumen’) is separated from the rest of our body by a single layer of cells. This layer is the intestinal epithelium. Because of its importance, the complete intestinal epithelium is renewed every 3–5 days, to remove damaged cells. To explain further, the space between the cells of the gut epithelium is sealed by tight junctions. These tight junctions regulate the permeability of the gut barrier. ...
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Akkermansia Muciniphila
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Mansia - Akkermansia Muciniphila
Akkermansia muciniphila is a species of microbe found in the human gut microbiota. Akkermansia muciniphila MucT was first isolated from human feces in 2004, in the laboratory of Prof. Willem M. de Vos (Wageningen University – The Netherlands) by