Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a type of bacteria that can cause colitis, a serious inflammation of the colon. Infections from C. diff often start after you've been taking antibiotics.

Living inside your gut are 300 to 500 different kinds of bacteria containing nearly 2 million genes. Paired with other tiny organisms like viruses and fungi, they make what’s known as the ...

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Turns out, the bacteria in your gut have food preferences of their own. ... It’s full of trillions of different microbes (flowers) that like different types of food (fertilizer).

Certain types of E. coli can trigger different bodily responses. Some forms can make people sick. ... Fewer than 100 of more than the 2,500 Salmonella types of bacteria cause illness.