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by sparkman55 4140 days ago
There is an excellent New Yorker article on fecal transplants and gut flora.

The article spends considerable time talking about the donors, and the rigorous screening process to make sure the donated bacteria are good ones. Obviously, that procedure wasn't followed in this particular incident.

Worth a read!

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/01/excrement-exper...