Dietary- and host-derived metabolites are used by diverse gut bacteria for anaerobic respiration
A. S. Little, I. T. Younker, M. S. Schechter, P. Nol Bernardino, R. Meheust, J. Stemczynski, K. Scorza, M. W. Mullowney, D. Sharan, E. Waligurski, R. Smith, R. Ramanswamy, W. Leiter, D. Moran, M. McMillin, , S. H. Light
The paper identifies gut bacteria that use dietary and host-derived metabolites as electron acceptors in anaerobic respiration, revealing new metabolic pathways and reductase evolution.
bioRxiv · Dec 26, 2022Microbiology