Amino acid auxotrophies in human gut bacteria are linked to higher microbiome diversity and long-term stability
S. Starke, D. M. Harris, J. Zimmermann, S. Schuchardt, M. Oumari, D. Frank, C. Bang, P. Rosenstiel, S. Schreiber, N. Frey, A. Franke, K. Aden, S. Waschina
This study links amino acid auxotrophies in human gut bacteria to increased microbiome diversity and long-term stability through a combined metabolomic, metagenomic, and metabolic modeling approach.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2023Microbiology