[PDF][PDF] Are we really vastly outnumbered? Revisiting the ratio of bacterial to host cells in humans
Are We Really Vastly Outnumbered? Revisiting the Ratio of Bacterial to Host Cells in Humans
Page 1 Leading Edge Commentary Are We Really Vastly Outnumbered? Revisiting the Ratio of
Bacterial to Host Cells in Humans Ron Sender,1 Shai Fuchs,2,3,* and Ron Milo1,* 1Department
of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
2Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
3Present address: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Hospital for …
Page 1 Leading Edge Commentary Are We Really Vastly Outnumbered? Revisiting the Ratio of
Bacterial to Host Cells in Humans Ron Sender,1 Shai Fuchs,2,3,* and Ron Milo1,* 1Department
of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
2Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
3Present address: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Hospital for …
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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