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How the bacteria in your gut are great sensors of your overall well-being

Colonies of E. coli bacteria grown on a Hektoen enteric (HE) agar plate are seen in a microscopic image courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

We should take a regular census of the bugs inside us. Image: REUTERS

Claire Steves
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E. coli can survive in higher oxygen environments than the normal colon Image: CDC/Janice Haney Carr
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