SCIENCE
VIRUS AND BACTERIA
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Question
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Your intestines would shut down
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Your body couldn’t break down certain types of food
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You would never get sick
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You wouldn’t be able to eat vegetables
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Detailed explanation-1: -Based on studies of bacteria-free animals, it’s likely that we’d experience decreased bowel movements (which can lead to a whole host of problems) and a weakened immune system.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gut bacteria play an important role in human health, such as supplying essential nutrients, synthesizing vitamin K, aiding in the digestion of cellulose, and promoting angiogenesis and enteric nerve function.
Detailed explanation-3: -But when one of these bacterial colonies is out of balance, it can lead to dysbiosis. Dysbiosis typically occurs when the bacteria in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract-which includes your stomach and intestines-become unbalanced. Some effects of dysbiosis, such as stomach upset, are temporary and mild.
Detailed explanation-4: -The bacteria in your digestive system are from anywhere between 300 and 1000 species. As these bacteria are helpful, your body does not attack them. They actually appear to the body’s immune system as cells of the digestive system, not foreign invaders.
Detailed explanation-5: -But as long as humans can’t live without carbon, nitrogen, protection from disease and the ability to fully digest their food, they can’t live without bacteria, said Anne Maczulak, a microbiologist and author of the book “Allies and Enemies: How the World Depends on Bacteria” (FT Press, 2010).