Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don't primarily affect the gastrointestinal ...

A recent paper published in Science magazine by researcher Blanca Barquera, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at ...

and not every body site contained members of all the major groups, or phyla, of bacteria known to colonize the human body. Rather, specific groups of microorganisms colonize distinct anatomical niches ...