Mutual Metabolic Interactions in Co-cultures of the Intestinal Anaerostipes rhamnosivorans With an Acetogen, Methanogen, or Pectin-Degrader Affecting Butyrate Production

The human intestinal tract harbors diverse and complex microbial communities that have a vast metabolic capacity including the breakdown of complex carbohydrates into short chain fatty acids, acetate, propionate, and butyrate. As butyrate is beneficial for gut health there is much attention on butyr...

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Main Authors: Thi Phuong Nam Bui, Henk A. Schols, Melliana Jonathan, Alfons J. M. Stams, Willem M. de Vos, Caroline M. Plugge
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
butyrate
butyrate-producing bacteria
microbial interaction
gut microbes
Anaerostipes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02449/full
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