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<p>This episode: Human-based food used as bait by hunters can reduce bears' gut microbe diversity!</p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/bacteriofiles/BF480.mp3">Download Episode</a></span> (5.9 MB, 8.6 minutes)<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Show notes:</span><br /> Microbe of the episode: <em>Actinomadura verrucosospora</em></p> <p><a href= "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220103121728.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">News item</a></p> <div><strong>Takeaways</strong></div> <div> <div> <div> <div>Gut microbes are important for the health of most animals. In humans, many things can affect our gut microbe community, including diet, medications, and lifestyle. Eating a varied diet with diverse kinds of plant-based foods can maintain a healthy, functional community of many different kinds of microbe. However, eating mostly highly processed grain-based foods can reduce the diversity and functionality of the gut community...