Hidden gut microbe CAG-170 linked to health across populations
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A global metagenomics study across more than 11,000 people finds the uncultured gut bacterium CAG-170 consistently higher in healthy individuals and capable of producing Vitamin B12, suggesting it helps sustain the gut ecosystem and could become a biomarker for gut health or a target for new probiotic therapies.
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