{
  "name": "Bacteria in the human body: inputs and results of two estimate routes, with units and uncertainties",
  "desc": "Every input and result of the colon route, the stool route and the human red-cell count, one claim per row with its source, year, reading level and qualifier.",
  "lic": "CC BY 4.0",
  "lic_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "by": "Ants, Cells & Atoms",
  "url": "https://antscellsandatoms.com/scale/how-many-bacteria-in-the-human-body/",
  "from": [
    "values typed from the sources named in each row"
  ],
  "how": "Compiled by Ants, Cells & Atoms from the data listed",
  "data_by": [
    "Sender R, Fuchs S, Milo R 2016, PLoS Biology 14(8):e1002533, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002533 (retrieved 2026-10-24)",
    "Rose C, Parker A, Jefferson B, Cartmell E 2015, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 45(17):1827-1879, CC BY 3.0, https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2014.1000761 (retrieved 2026-10-24)",
    "Hatton IA et al. 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120(39):e2303077120, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2303077120 (retrieved 2026-10-24)",
    "Stephen AM, Cummings JH 1980, Journal of Medical Microbiology 13(1):45-56 (bibliographic record; fraction as relayed by Rose 2015 and Sender 2016), https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-13-1-45",
    "Bianconi E et al. 2013, Annals of Human Biology 40(6):463-471 (bibliographic record; figures as summarised in Sender 2016), https://doi.org/10.3109/03014460.2013.807878",
    "results computed 2026-10-24 for this page with units carried at every step"
  ]
}