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− | + | All the little organisms that live on in and around you! See Probiotics and Prebiotics<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Prebiotics/top/</ref>. | |
− | ==Microbiome Testing== | + | ===Microbiome Testing=== |
− | + | Rapidly plummeting costs for gene sequencing have made microbiome tests cheap enough for regular self-testing. Broadly speaking, there are two major technologies commonly used in direct-to-consumer tests: | |
− | + | (1) "16S", so-called because it involves sequencing the 16S mRNA gene common to all bacteria. Sequencing only a portion of the microbial genome is much cheaper -- often as low as US$20 -- but comes with a tradeoff in precision. In particular, 16S techniques are generally accurate only at the genus or higher level. | |
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− | + | (2) "whole genome sequencing" or WGS, sequences all microbial genes and is much more accurate, able to distinguish among different bacterial strains. Prices generally start at US$200. | |
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+ | Dozens of microbiome testing companies are available including | ||
* Viome | * Viome | ||
* Ombre https://www.ombrelab.com/ (formerly known as Thryve) | * Ombre https://www.ombrelab.com/ (formerly known as Thryve) | ||
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