Gut Microbiome Methanogens Appear to Protect against Typhoid Infection

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) say they have found evidence that the presence of a key species in the human gut microbiome is associated with protection from infection with typhoid fever. If the research is borne out, it could offer a new way to reduce intestinal infections from microbes.The study establishes for the first time that certain gut microbes may keep infection at bay, according to the scientists, who published their work (“Compositiona