Meet The Microbiologist - The Scientists Behind The Microbiology

How do medical professionals incorporate microbiome science into their patient care? Ami Bhatt discusses her research on the diversity within and between human gut microbiomes, and how this research is slowly and carefully being used to build new patient care recommendations. Subscribe (free) on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, RSS, or by email. Julie’s Biggest Takeaways Although these terms are often used interchangeably, microbiome and microbiota represent distinct samples types: Microbiotarepresents all the organisms that live within a community: archaea, bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Microbiomeis the genomes or transcriptomes of these organisms. The gut microbiota may often be referred to as a single entity, but the gastrointestinal tract has many different niches. Alterations in pH, cell type, and the available nutrients provide different selective pressures for the microorganisms that reside in these conditions. By clustering small proteins based on similarity, Ami’s group was able to i