Reduced B12 uptake and increased gastrointestinal formate are associated with archaeome-mediated breath methane emission in humans

Reduced B12 uptake and increased gastrointestinal formate are associated with archaeome-mediated breath methane emission in humans

Abstract Background Methane is an end product of microbial fermentation in the human gastrointestinal tract. This gas is solely produced by an archaeal subpopulation of the human microbiome. Increased methane production has been associated with abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, IBD, CRC or oth...

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Main Authors: Christina Kumpitsch, Florian Ph. S. Fischmeister, Alexander Mahnert, Sonja Lackner, Marilena Wilding, Corina Sturm, Anna Springer, Tobias Madl, Sandra Holasek, Christoph Högenauer, Ivan A. Berg, Veronika Schoepf, Christine Moissl-Eichinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Archaeome
Microbiome
Methanogens
Methane
Gut
Gastrointestinal tract
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01130-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01130-w

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