Several of our readings in past weeks have been on the effects on health of a mi

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Several of our readings in past weeks have been on the effects on health of a microbiota shift. One example is the study of malnourished Malawian twins who had developed kwashiorkor. Can Koch's postulates be extended to cover a community of microbes? Explain which of Koch's postulates were fulfilled and which were violated in this study. What experiment(s) did the scientists do to fulfill Koch's third postulate?

reference link: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/339/6119/548.full?sid=69b84ea1-59af-41bb-bd62-2ba7388ce195

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Koch's postulates

Malawian twin study

Experiment

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