American Society for Microbiology Mar 4 2026 Before the onset of cardiovascular disease symptoms, people often develop dyslipidemia, or abnormal levels of lipids in the blood. Recent studies suggest that microbes in the gut play an important role in how the body produces, regulates and degrades lipids, but the connection isn't clear.  This week in Microbiology Spectrum , microbiologists in Seoul advance scientists' understanding of that relationship by identifying microbial taxa more likely to