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Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Analyses of Murine Intestinal Microbiota After Oral Antibiotic Treatment
Published on: November 17, 2018
Effects of modified-BHI medium on the growth and metabolites of Akkermansia muciniphila
Qinren Zhang1, Yupan Zhou1, Qianzu He2
1College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004 China.
Abstract:
Akkermansia muciniphila (Akk) has recently become popular due to its therapeutic effect on various diseases. However, Akk's high-density cultivation is difficult due to its anaerobic characteristics. Therefore, Akk was cultured with modified brain-heart infusion (M-BHI) to reach 1011 CFU/mL. 1H-NMR determined the metabolites of Akk and validated them by an amino acid analyzer. Compared to the BHI, Akk significantly up-regulated lactate, histidine, fumaric acid, cytidine, threonine, arginine, and hydroxyproline in the M-BHI and significantly down-regulated methionine, trimethylamine, and sarcosine. Regarding pathway enrichment analysis, histidine metabolism, arginine and proline metabolism, cysteine and methionine metabolism mainly regulate differential metabolites. In addition, M-BHI alters the metabolic profile by affecting Akk's involvement in amino acid metabolism remodeling. Changed metabolites showed that Akk fermentation in M-BHI may play a physiological role in regulating immune homeostasis and reducing risk factors related to diseases. Therefore, M-BHI provides a promising reference for Akk cultivation in future industrial preparation.
Supplementary Information:
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10068-023-01492-x.
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