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#The gut microbiota, what do they do? Our body is full of trillions of bacteria, viruses and fungi. They are collectively known as the microbiome. Your gut microbiota plays many roles. 1) It metabolizes nutrients from food and certain medications, 2) serves as a protective barrier against intestinal infections, 3) produces vitamin K, which helps make blood-clotting proteins. 4) The gut microbiome also controls how your immune system works. By communicating with immune cells, the gut microbiome can control how your body responds to infection. 5) New research suggests that the gut microbiome may also affect the central nervous system, which controls brain function 6) other bacteria within the gut microbiome, particularly Lactobacilli, may help reduce cholesterol when taken as a probiotic.