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To reframe the role of bacteria from pathogens to essential partners in health, highlighting their significance in various conditions.

June 1, 2026Open Access

The Relational Bacterium: From Pathogen to Planetary Partner

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To reframe the role of bacteria from pathogens to essential partners in health, highlighting their significance in various conditions.
Applied the Care primitive as an analytical lens to examine bacterial relationships.
Reviewed and synthesized findings related to allergic diseases, autoimmune disorders, and more.
Discussed various therapeutic approaches including helminth therapy and fecal microbiome transplantation.
Presented a unified explanatory framework for the rise of inflammatory diseases linked to dysregulated bacterial relationships.
Demonstrated that disruption of ancient cooperative relationships between bacteria and hosts leads to various health conditions.
Concluded that restoring these relationships may be key to future medical advancements.

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Demonstrates the importance of bacteria in health and disease, suggesting new approaches for medical interventions.

Andrew Philps (2026) studied this question.

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