>to our bloodstreams
Nitpick: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01350-w”No evidence for a common blood microbiome based on a population study of 9,770 healthy humans”
Of course, skin, digestive tract, reproductive tract, etc. all have lots of bacteria.
I almost replied with the same point, but thought, “Nah, bacteria do sometimes end up in blood.” Bacteremia is an unnatural condition for humans. Either the immune system clears it, or it progresses to sepsis and you die.
>to our bloodstreams
Nitpick: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01350-w
”No evidence for a common blood microbiome based on a population study of 9,770 healthy humans”
Of course, skin, digestive tract, reproductive tract, etc. all have lots of bacteria.
I almost replied with the same point, but thought, “Nah, bacteria do sometimes end up in blood.” Bacteremia is an unnatural condition for humans. Either the immune system clears it, or it progresses to sepsis and you die.