Brock Biology of Microorganisms
Brock Biology of Microorganisms
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780134626352
Author: MADIGAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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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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