Distinct N and C Cross-Feeding Networks in a Synthetic Mouse Gut Consortium
Pau Pérez Escriva, Tobias Fuhrer, Uwe Sauer
Abstract
cultivations, two dense networks of carbon and nitrogen exchange are described. The vast majority of the ∼100 interactions are synergistic in nature, in several cases providing distinct physiological benefits to the recipient species. These networks lay the groundwork toward understanding gut community dynamics and host-gut microbe interactions.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyMicrobiomeGut microbiomeNicheMetagenomicsComputational biologyEcological nicheGut floraEvolutionary biologyGeneticsEcologyGeneImmunologyHabitatGut microbiota and healthNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorTryptophan and brain disorders