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(a) What is the order of magnitude of the number of micro organisms in the human intestinal tract? A typical bacterial length scale is 10−6 m. Estimate the intestinal volume and assume 1% of it is occupied by bacteria. (b) Does the number of bacteria suggest whether the bacteria are beneficial, dangerous, or neutral for the human body? What functions could they serve?
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