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Segre (2023) pointed out that the microbiome is "good" and contributes to human health in various ways, such as digestion of food and prevention of colonization by pathogens.<ref name="segre2023">{{REFweb
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Segre (2023) pointed out that the microbiome is "good" and contributes to human health in various ways, such as digestion of food and prevention of colonization by pathogens.<ref name="segre2023">{{REFweb
|url=https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Microbiome
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|first=Julie
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== Penile microbiome ==
Mishra et al. (2023) studied surveyed the microbiome and mycobiome of eleven toilet-trained pediatric patients before and after elective non-therapeutic [[circumcision]]. Circumcision amputates the [[foreskin]] and destroys the [[preputial sac]]where the microbiome is found. <ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> The authors reported a "significant drop" in the bacterial and fungal population after [[circumcision]], but did ''not '' report any change improvement in patient health.<ref>{{REFjournal
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{{SEEALSO}}* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]
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