The total bacteria mass [they] find represents about 0.3% of the overall body weight, significantly updating previous statements that 1%–3% of the body mass is composed of bacteria or that a normal human hosts 1–3 kg of bacteria [NIH. NIH Human Microbiome Project defines normal bacterial makeup of the body. Natl Institutes Heal 2012. (accessed January 3, 2015). link 5th paragraph from top].
Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Maybe… www.statnews.com/…/parasite-benefits-humans/ theguardian.com/…/parasitic-hookworm-jasper-lawre… journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.137…
monsdar@feddit.de 1 month ago
I meant that the question wasn’t about the positive effects of parasites but about the number you mentioned.
Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
nih.gov/…/nih-human-microbiome-project-defines-no…
samus12345@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They were asking about mites, not bacteria, which is what the pictures are depicting.