Endnotes

Introduction. The Fascinating World of Microbes

1. Montgomery and Biklé, Hidden Half of Nature, 37.

2. Montgomery and Biklé, 24.

3. Montgomery and Biklé, 25.

4. Montgomery and Biklé, 27.

5. Yong, I Contain Multitudes, 10.

6. Das et al., “Concept of Krimi,” 57–69.

7. Montgomery and Biklé, Hidden Half of Nature, 27.

8. Yong, I Contain Multitudes, 11–12.

9. Yong, 19.

10. Mayer, Mind-Gut Connection, 25.

11. Yong, I Contain Multitudes, 44.

12. Yong, 230.

Chapter 1. Everything but the Kitchen Sink

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6. Grice and Segre, 244–53.

7. Grice and Segre, 244–53.

8. Hamblin, “1,458 Bacteria Species.”

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10. Ossolo, “Antiperspirants, Deodorants.”

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15. Steven Lin, “Is Your Mouth Microbiome More Important than Your Gut?” MindBodyGreen (webpage), accessed February 5, 2020.

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23. Olivia Willis, “Why Your Vaginal Microbiome (Like Your Gut) Is Important,” Australian Broadcasting Corporation (webpage) Health News, November 21, 2017.

24. Willis.

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27. Baker, Chase, and Herbst-Kralovetz, “Uterine Microbiota.”

28. American Microbiome Institute, “What Happens If You Give C-Section Babies a Vaginal Microbiome?” Microbiome Institute (blog), February 8, 2016.

29. American Microbiome Institute.

30. Zimmer, “Germs in Your Gut.”

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32. Olivia Willis, “New ‘Bladder Microbiome’ Discovery Could Change the Way we Treat UTIs,” Australian Broadcasting Corporation (webpage) Health News, June 2, 2018.

33. Rachael Rettner, “Men’s Testes Have a ‘Microbiome.’ Could It Affect Fertility?” Live Science (webpage), June 19, 2018.

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35. Kara Gavin, “Bacteria in Your Lungs? New Microbiome Study Shows How They Get There,” M Health Lab, Lab Report (blog), February 24, 2017.

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37. Gavin.

38. O’Dwyer, Dickson, and Moore, “Lung Microbiome,” 4839–47.

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40. Mueller et al.

Chapter 2. The Kitchen Sink

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6. Lu et al., “Extraoral Bitter Taste Receptors,” 181–97.

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8. John Easton, “Specific Bacteria in the Small Intestine Are Crucial for Fat Absorption,” UChicagoMedicine (webpage), April 11, 2018.

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13. Jill Corleone, “Are Bananas High in Soluble Fiber?” SFGate (webpage), November 27, 2018.

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17. Liu, “Butyrate,” 21–29.

18. Jill Corleone, “Are Bananas High in Soluble Fiber?” SFGate (webpage), November 27, 2018.

19. Liu et al., “Butyrate,” 21–29.

20. Elizabeth Rajan, M.D., “Digestion, How Long Does It Take?, Mayo Clinic (webpage), December 31, 2019.

21. Enders, Gut, 47.

Chapter 3. Quite Simply, Poop

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3. Rajeswari, Poongothai, and Hemalatha, “Antimicrobial Activities of Cow Dung.”

4. Liji Thomas, M.D., “History of Fecal Transplant,” News Medical (webpage), last updated August 23, 2018.

5. Eakin, “The Excrement Experiment.”

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7. Montgomery and Biklé, Hidden Half of Nature, 31.

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9. Kunal Ahuja, and Kritika Mamtani, “Probiotics Market Size by Ingredients,” Global Market Insights (webpage), November 2019.

10. Montgomery and Biklé, Hidden Half of Nature, 30.

11. Bollinger et al., “Human Secretory Immunoglobin A.”

12. Montgomery and Biklé, Hidden Half of Nature, 31.

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14. Jeff Leach, “East African Hunter-Gatherer Research Suggests the Human Microbiome is an Ecological Disaster Zone,” The Conversation (webpage), February 28, 2017.

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Chapter 4. Making Connections

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13. Guarino, “Meet the Mesentery.”

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26. Rachael Rettner, “Meet Your Interstitium, a Newfound ‘Organ,’” LiveScience (webpage), March 27, 2018.

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Chapter 5. Mind Your Microbiome

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2. Brad Yantzer, “D-I-E-T, The Four-Letter Word,” TrueAyurveda (blog), April 15, 2019.

3. Manning, Against the Grain, 176.

4. Philip Perry, “Scientists are Zeroing In on Where Intuition Comes from, Biologically,” BigThink (webpage), January 29, 2018.

5. Valerie van Mulukom, “Is it Rational to Trust Your Gut Feelings? A Neuroscientist Explains,” The Conversation (webpage), May 16, 2018.

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8. Richard Conniff, “Take a Deep Breath and Say Hi to Your Exposome,” Scientific American (webpage), September 28, 2018.

9. Rogers et al., “Gut Dysbiosis to Altered Brain Function.”

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11. Ye and Liddle, “106 Gastrointestinal Hormones and the Gut Connectome.”

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13. Bergland, “Tranquility Promotes Healthier Microbiome and Gut-Brain Axis.”

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21. Philip Perry, “Scientists Are Zeroing In on Where Intuition Comes from, Biologically,” BigThink (webpage), January 29, 2018.

22. Perry.

23. Yong, I Contain Multitudes, 257–58.

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Chapter 6. Food for Vitalizing Mind and Body

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10. Menni et al., “Omega-3 Fatty Acids Correlate with Gut Microbiome Diversity.”

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Chapter 7. Change Your Life, Change Your Microbiome

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Chapter 8. Dietary Reset Protocol

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