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Chapter 1, Problem 31P
(a) About how many microorganisms are found in the human intestinal tract? (A typical bacterial length scale is one micron = 10−6 m. Estimate the intestinal volume and assume bacteria occupy one hundredth of it.) (b) Discuss your answer to part (a). Are these bacteria beneficial, dangerous, or neutral? What functions could they serve?
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