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[-] monsdar@feddit.de 5 points 6 months ago

I meant that the question wasn't about the positive effects of parasites but about the number you mentioned.

[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

The total bacteria mass [they] find represents about 0.3% of the overall body weight, significantly updating previous statements that 1%–3% of the body mass is composed of bacteria or that a normal human hosts 1–3 kg of bacteria [NIH. NIH Human Microbiome Project defines normal bacterial makeup of the body. Natl Institutes Heal 2012. (accessed January 3, 2015). link 5th paragraph from top].

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-human-microbiome-project-defines-normal-bacterial-makeup-body

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

They were asking about mites, not bacteria, which is what the pictures are depicting.

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