HOUSTON, Nov. 2 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release:
Melissa Zastrow Develops Oxygen-independent Biosensors to Track How Essential Trace
Metals in Yogurt and Supplements Alter Gut Bacteria
By
Kelly Schafler - 713-743-1153
UH Associate Professor Melissa Zastrow is investigating how essential trace metals
alter the human gut microbiome and whether these changes directly trigger gastrointestinal
disease.
The probiotic bacteria commonly found in grocery store yogurt may hold the key to
understanding how everyday supplements and dietary metals shape human health, according
to University of Houston researchers.
Backed by a new five-year, $2.19 million grant from the National Institutes of Health,
UH Associate Prof...