全基因组的多组学分析揭示了粘素降解肠道细菌的依赖营养的代谢特征

Kyoung Su Kim1, Eunike Tiffany2, Ji-Young Lee1

  • 1Department of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Gut microbes
|June 12, 2023
PubMed
概括

降解真菌的细菌,如Akkermansia muciniphila和Ruminococcus gnavus,影响健康. 这项研究揭示了它们独特的代谢途径,以及饮食如何影响它们在肠道和免疫系统中的作用.

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