New research is emerging that reveals that bacteria, beneficial or pathogenic, doesn’t just reside in the digestive tract. Rather, research is showing that bacteria is found in the eye, the brain and in the placenta. Presumably, this suggests that if good bacteria resides in the organs and tissue then so does non-beneficial bacteria. This research reinforces how imperative it is to identify dysbiosis, imbalances in the digestive system and to address them.
In the research “The placenta harbors a unique microbiome” researchers explored the bacterial composition of the oral, skin, vaginal and placenta in non-pregnant women. They discovered:
We characterized a unique placental microbiome niche, composed of nonpathogenic commensal microbiota from the Firmicutes, Tenericutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Fusobacteria phyla. In aggregate, the placental microbiome profiles were most akin (Bray-Curtis dissimilarity <0.3) to the human oral microbiome.
These findings deduce that the placenta that is exposed to fetus at the onset of development is receiving the commensal bacteria.
In addition, the research article titled “Do gut bacteria make a second home in our brains”, the scientists found
RNA sequencing revealed that most of the bacteria (in the brain) were from three phyla common to the gut: Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes.
The third medical article titled “Even the Eye has a microbiome” the researchers identified:
“We’ve established the proof of concept of a central ocular microbiome,” Anthony St. Leger, PhD, research fellow in NEI’s Laboratory of Immunology, said in a statement. Citing abundant evidence that “good” gut bacteria have a key role in modulating immunity, he said, “Now we show that this relationship exists in the eye. That’s important for how we think about treating ocular disease.”
Most gut microbial species belong to four major phyla: Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes, a common theme in these reports. These reports reinforce how critical it is to ensure that the gut microbiota, which is measurable through testing, is in balance since what is found in the gut may be found in the placenta, eye, gut and brain. In other words, throughout the entire body’s systems organs and tissues. Testing for infections and restoring beneficial bacteria is critical to build gut health, eye health, placenta health and brain health.
Bringing Much Light,
Lynn
