Three reasons the microbiome should be considered a human organ? Three reasons the microbiome should not be considered a human organ.?  3. Is it okey to test for healthy and diseased microbiomes as diagnostic exams? Why or why not?

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  1. Three reasons the microbiome should be considered a human organ?


  2. Three reasons the microbiome should not be considered a human organ.? 

3. Is it okey to test for healthy and diseased microbiomes as diagnostic exams? Why or why not?   

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