The team found bacteria from the phylum Firmicutes, which are resistant to high salt content and thrive in less oxygen.

The few known bilirubin-digesting bacteria belong to the phylum Firmicutes, so the researchers prioritized these and closely related gut bacterial species. They found nine species that gave off a ...

In July, Firmicutes were the dominant phylum, whereas in November, the microbial landscape shifted to be dominated by Nitrospiraceae and Acidobacteriota, reflecting dynamic microbial succession ...