Are We Really Vastly Outnumbered? Revisiting the Ratio of Bacterial to Host Cells in Humans.

Sender, Ron; Fuchs, Shai; Milo, Ron

Sender, Ron; Fuchs, Shai; Milo, Ron.

Afiliación

Sender R; Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Fuchs S; Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel. Electronic address: shai.fuchs@sickkids.ca.
Milo R; Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel. Electronic address: ron.milo@weizmann.ac.il.

Cell ; 164(3): 337-40, 2016 Jan 28.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26824647

RESUMEN

It is often presented as common knowledge that, in the human body, bacteria outnumber human cells by a ratio of at least 10:1. Revisiting the question, we find that the ratio is much closer to 1:1.

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Fenómenos Fisiológicos Bacterianos; Microbiota; Adulto; Bacterias/citología; Peso Corporal; Recuento de Células; Colon/microbiología; Femenino; Humanos; Lactante; Recién Nacido; Masculino; Simbiosis

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Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fenómenos Fisiológicos Bacterianos / Microbiota Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Newborn Idioma: En Revista: Cell Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Israel

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