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Does Glyphosate Affect the Human Microbiota?
Authors: Puigbò Pere, Leino Lyydia I, Rainio Miia J, Saikkonen Kari, Saloniemi Irma, Helander Marjo
Publisher: MDPI
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Life
Journal name in source: LIFE-BASEL
Journal acronym: LIFE-BASEL
Article number: 707
Volume: 12
Issue: 5
Number of pages: 8
eISSN: 2075-1729
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/life12050707(external)
Web address : https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/5/707(external)
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/175472906(external)
Glyphosate is the world's most widely used agrochemical. Its use in agriculture and gardening has been proclaimed safe because humans and other animals do not have the target enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS). However, increasing numbers of studies have demonstrated risks to humans and animals because the shikimate metabolic pathway is present in many microbes. Here, we assess the potential effect of glyphosate on healthy human microbiota. Our results demonstrate that more than one-half of human microbiome are intrinsically sensitive to glyphosate. However, further empirical studies are needed to determine the effect of glyphosate on healthy human microbiota.
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