the most bacteria is found in the human body in gut flora.
the most bacteria is found in the human body in gut flora.
where is the most bacteria found in the human body?
gut flora
altering the numbers of gut bacteria, for example by taking broad-spectrum antibiotics, may affect the host's health and ability to digest food. antibiotics can cause antibiotic-associated diarrhea (aad) by irritating the bowel directly, changing the levels of gut flora, or allowing pathogenic bacteria to grow. another harmful effect of antibiotics is the increase in numbers of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found after their use, which, when they invade the host, cause illnesses that are difficult to treat with antibiotics.
human gastrointestinal microbiota
to create his works for "cosmos", desieno collected various strains of bacteria from public and private places, such as atm machines, iphone screens, toilet seats, saliva, and human orifices, and bred them on surfaces of film depicting scenes from outer space originally taken by hubble, nasa, and the european space agency (esa). he then scanned the film, killing the microscopic ecosystem, after it had been partially eaten away by the bacteria. examples of titles of the works in the series include "a photograph of the reticulum constellation eaten by bacteria found on my television’s remote", "a photograph of the crab nebula eaten by bacteria found on a table at a red lobster restaurant", and "a photograph of the planet venus eaten by bacteria found inside of a vagina". uniting microscopic organisms with infinite galaxies, desieno states in an interview with "featureshoot" that “"cosmos" ultimately refutes mankind’s dominion over the universe as much as it strives to affirm it, and the bacteria become an allegory for the fragility of human life. we, like the microbes, flicker in and out of existence, and if we’re lucky, we leave something beautiful behind”.
marcus desieno