"Prophylactic appendectomies" used to be commonplace under the assumption that the appendix is a "vestigial" organ, but it now seems the appendix serves as a kind of "Noah's Ark" for gut bacteria, allowing the body to flush bad bugs but keep the good: htt

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Culture-Independent Evaluation of the Appendix and Rectum Microbiomes in Children with and without Appendicitis. http://t.co/i73mNend2U

Cause or consequence? Does dysbiosis contributes to appendicitis pathogenesis? #microbiota #child http://t.co/Ci5H6UZUYT