Summary:
- The article reports the discovery of a new species of bacteria, Candidatus Mykrikos, found in the gut microbiome of healthy human individuals.
- Candidatus Mykrikos is a previously unknown member of the Bacteroidetes phylum and appears to play a role in maintaining a healthy gut ecosystem.
- The researchers used a combination of metagenomics, single-cell genomics, and cultivation techniques to characterize this new bacterial species and understand its potential functional contributions to the human gut microbiome.