Integration of constraint-based modeling with fecal metabolomics reveals large deleterious effects of <i>Fusobacterium</i> spp. on community butyrate production
Johannes Hertel, Almut Heinken, Filippo Martinelli Boneschi, Ines Thiele
Abstract
spp. in the gut, while providing a proof of concept for the validity of constraint-based microbial community modeling.
Topics & Concepts
FusobacteriumMicrobiomeBiologyButyrateIn silicoMetabolomicsComputational biologyMetabolomeOperational taxonomic unitMetagenomicsPopulationFusobacterium nucleatumBioinformaticsGeneticsFermentationBacteriaBiochemistryBacteroidesMedicineGeneEnvironmental health16S ribosomal RNAPorphyromonas gingivalisGut microbiota and healthMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesDiet and metabolism studies