I gut the power: the power of food for the microbiota

I gut the power: the power of food for the microbiota

Humans live with many microorganisms that are found in different parts of our body and that greatly influence our health. For example, we have bacteria on our skin, mouth, hands… but where we can find more bacteria is in the intestine. The set of all these...
What do bacteria eat?

What do bacteria eat?

This workshop of the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC) aims to inform about the importance of healthy eating to have a suitable gut microbiota, from birth to adulthood. This activity will introduce substrates from food sources that metabolize...
Bacteria: friends or enemies?

Bacteria: friends or enemies?

There is no doubt that bacteria have a bad reputation because a few species are pathogens that can cause serious problems for humans or the animals and plants we are interested in. This is because there are great efforts to fight bacterial infections. However, most...