Almost 2,000 unknown bacteria discovered in the human gut
Monday, February 11, 2019 - 11:01
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute and the Wellcome Sanger Institute have identified almost 2000 bacterial species living in the human gut. These species are yet to be cultured in the lab. The team used a range of computational methods to analyse samples from individuals worldwide.