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# Long description

A schematic illustration in the centre of the image shows the head, neck, torso and upper arms and upper legs, with the components of the digestive tract in the middle. There are four boxes projecting out from the schematic of the digestive tract. The box in the top right corner is labelled ‘skin microbiome’. The label from this box connects to the skin of the upper arm. The box in the bottom right corner is labelled ‘digestive tract microbiome’, and there’s a line connecting this box to the guts in the central schematic. The box in the bottom left corner is labelled ‘urogenital microbiome’ with a line connecting to the space between the thighs in the pubic region. The box in the upper left corner is labelled ‘oral microbiome’ and the line connects to the mouth. Each of the four boxes contains schematics of different microorganisms. Interspersed between the full boxes are dotted ovals containing the words ‘virus’, ‘parasite’, ‘fungi’, ‘bacteria’ and ‘Archaea’.