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Are you what you eat? Biggest-ever catalogue of food microbes finds out

Bacteria and fungi in fermented favourites such as kimchi are also present in the human microbiome.
  1. Ewen Callaway
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You are what you eat — at least when it comes to the microbiome. A catalogue of microorganisms from more than 2,500 cheeses, meats and other foods suggests that a small portion of each person’s microbiome comes from the food they eat. The study1 is the largest-ever compendium of bacteria, fungi and other microbes found in foods.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02778-8

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  1. Carlino, N. et al. Cell http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.039 (2024).

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