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Bacterial Bonanza: Microbes Keep Us Alive

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<em>Clostridium difficile</em> causes severe diarrhea and can frequently return, even when treated with antibiotics. The human body is home to trillions of bacteria. (CDC Public Health Image Library)
Clostridium difficile causes severe diarrhea and can frequently return, even when treated with antibiotics. The human body is home to trillions of bacteria. (CDC Public Health Image Library)

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