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  Our body comprises many forms of bacteria. A bacteria that gets paired with other organisms such as viruses and fungi make microbiota or microbiome. All these bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microscopic living organisms are referred to as microbes. Some bacteria are associated with diseases, while others are quite important for our heart, weight, and immune system. These trillions of microbes mainly exist inside your intestines and even on your skin. Most of the microbes are found in the large intestine pouch, known as 'cecum,' and these are termed as the gut microbiome. Understanding the Gut Microbiome In our body, there are more bacterial cells than human cells. There are around 1000 species of bacteria present in the human gut microbiome. Each one of them has a different role to play in your body. Some bacteria may cause you a disease, but most of them are extremely important for our health. Our human body has evolved to live with microbes for millions of years. These