Home is where the biome is

The relationship between the sensitivity of the human microbiome to the environment was assessed in this piece. It is important to note that only data from subject A was utilized during this analysis. Three time intervals were chosen to determine whether or not the relationship indicated any significance. Firstly a period was selected before the subject travelled, which included days 53 through 60. Secondly a period was selected where the subject was traveling abroad which included days 113 through 120. It is of importance to note that there was a period during travel where subject A was unwell, but this time period was not explored as a relationship due to the fact that it could not be compared to a time period where subject A was not traveling and unwell. Lastly a period was selected after the subject had returned from said travels which encompassed days 138 through 146.

The relative abundances of the bacterial families clearly indicated a shift in the composition of the orders present within the microbiome.

The four most abundant bacterial families over all three time periods were selected, namely: Actinomycetales, Bifidobacteriales, Coriobacteriales, and Lactobacillales. Bacterial data used were selected from high abundance bacteria over the selected time period. The bacterial names also possessed the appropriate quantity of syllables needed to add lyrics to 4/4 time. This meant that once the music had been written the names of the bacteria were suitable for use as lyrics. The chord progression was randomly generated based on Elton John’s “Rocket Man”.