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Flour choice shapes the bacteria in sourdough starters, even though the same yeast dominates across all types.

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Everyone, it seems, has tried sourdough during the lockdown. But that ubiquitous jar of starter contains a dynamic microbial ecosystem that scientists are only beginning to understand. Natasha ...