Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780134261928
Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24.8, Problem 2MQ
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Obesity can be defined as the disease or disorder that results in the accumulation of excessive body fat that leads to the development of other chronic diseases like hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes and so on. It is caused by the disturbances in the microbial population present in the gut and also due to the minor changes in the gut energy metabolism. There are certain microbes present in the gut which are linked to obesity. For example: Firmicutes and methanogenic Archaea.

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