Bacterial competition

For most of the time, the population of bacteria in the large intestine lives in balance within its confines.

For most of the time, the population of bacteria in the large intestine lives in balance within its confines.

Dr Juliet Ansell is the lead researcher in Plant & Food Research’s human gut health programme. The research aims to better understand the interactions that go...

Bacteria range from the essential and useful, to the harmful.