Examination of hydrogen cross-feeders using a colonic microbiota model

Abstract Background Hydrogen cross-feeding microbes form a functionally important subset of the human colonic microbiota. The three major hydrogenotrophic functional groups of the colon: sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB), methanogens and reductive acetogens, have been linked to wide ranging impacts o...

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Main Authors: Nick W. Smith, Paul R. Shorten, Eric Altermann, Nicole C. Roy, Warren C. McNabb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-020-03923-6