The collaborative efforts of two common gut microbes could increase the calories that a person extracts from food and stores as fat, a new study in mice suggests.
Trillions of bacteria and archaea—single-celled organisms that resemble bacteria but form another branch of life—occupy the intestines of healthy people and other animals. These microbes provide many benefits to their hosts, such as breaking down nutrients.
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