70 tribes and counting, the known good bacteria ,that inhabit and share our? space our ? bodies. There on the inner crook of you elbow lives six tribes of our invisible friends, 1 million per square centimeter. They are busy processing raw fats into a moisturizer for your skin in that particular spot.
The Human Microbiome has 100 times as many genes as the 20,000 in the human genome
They all take part in the essential activities that allow us to live a healthy Life. We do know some of their functional activities ,like digestion, but mostly it is an unknown territory and is now being explored by the Microbiologist looking at the Human Microbiome.
The Bacteria cells outnumber our human body cells by a factor of 10 to One. We are a Minority in the SuperOrganism. We adapt to their Changes they adapt to Our Changes , We are mutually Interdependent.
These are not Bad Folks, they are Good Bacteria . We could not exist without their beneficient Help. Almost all study of bacteria has been focused on the Pathogenic Bacteria , they cause disharmony and Disease. Finally we are looking at the 70 plus tribes that do us good and balancce our Life functions. They are our Unseen Freinds.
It is good to know they are there. We look forward to knowing more about them and how we can assist and Help them as they help us !
In the Spirit of the Oneness and Interdependence of All , We give thanks for all the Unseen Helpers who Make Life and Awareness Possible. ,
Honshin 2008
Thanks to Nicholas Wane and his article in the New York Times Science section, "Bacteria Thrive In Inner Elbow No Harm Done , 2008
