Deconstructing the role of iron and heme in the structure of healthy human gut microbial communities
A. I. Celis Luna, D. Relman, K. C. Huang
The paper investigates how iron and heme affect gut microbiome structure using in vitro models derived from human stool samples, showing iron deprivation reduces diversity and alters community composition.
bioRxiv · Jan 25, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology