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    The Case of the Missing Gut Bacteria

    Meeps, did you ever use antibiotics for extended periods of time? Cipro and tetracyclines (mino-, doxy-) kill e. coli while obviously not discriminating between pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains. If you didn't have a lot of it to start with it could have been wiped to non-detectible levels.