Faecal transplant researchers identify 'super-pooper' donors

Study finds stool transplants from some donors are far more effective than others

Researchers looking into the success of faecal transplants believe they have identified why the poo of certain donors produces better results than others - so called "super-donors".

A team at the University of Auckland examined results from previous studies on faecal transplants - when faeces, and the microbes it contains, are taken from a healthy gut and used to "re-set" the gut of the recipient - to understand why poo from certain donors resulted in a better success rate in treating certain conditions.