The human gut is home to one of the most dense and diverse microbial communities known. The gut microbiome includes diverse bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. The human colon and the small intestine are the main sites of habitation for bacterial residents.
The gastrointestinal tract of humans has the availability of diverse nutrient sources derived from the person’s diet. This makes it a popular site for numerous microbes. Members of the genus Bacteroides family of bacteria are potential colonizers of the colon and account for a major fraction of the gut bacteriome. This family of organisms play multiple roles in the human gut bacteria balance and are major players in sustaining the microbial food of the gut. They also can assist the host by providing numerous health benefits. Nevertheless, some species of Bacteroides may play dual roles as both beneficial and pathogenic, based on their locations in the host. Bacteroides is often beneficial in the gut. However, when numbers are out of balance, Bacteroides can become more pathogenic (unfriendly) in the intestinal tract and relocate to other body locations such as joints and organs like the kidneys causing chronic local inflammation. Arthritis means inflammation of a joint.
This is an example of how gut microbiome imbalances can cause systemic illness. If you want to know more about if this family of bacteria and others are out of balance and may be affecting your health in a negative way, then go to this link and you can register for the FX Biome in home stool test and find out what is living in your your gut. Friendly and diverse bacteria called keystone species support your overall health. An overabundance of unfriendly and limited keystone bacterial species degrade your health. This test will answer these questions and much more.
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