Syntrophy via Interspecies H2 Transfer between Christensenella and Methanobrevibacter Underlies Their Global Cooccurrence in the Human Gut
The human gut microbiome is made of trillions of microbial cells, most of which are Bacteria, with a subset of Archaea. The bacterial family Christensenellaceae and the archaeal family Methanobacteriaceae are widespread in human guts. They correlate with each other and with a lean body type. Whether...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-02-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03235-19 |