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. 2022 Feb 3;185(3):414-416.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.12.037.

Beyond gut instincts: Microbe survival depends on sugars and butyrate

Huiying Li  1
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Beyond gut instincts: Microbe survival depends on sugars and butyrate

Huiying Li. Cell. .
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Abstract

The factors and mechanisms that shape the composition and function of closely related members in a complex microbial community are largely unknown. The study by Park and colleagues reveals that the fitness of various Bacteroidales species and strains in the gut microbiome is regulated by butyrate in a glycan-dependent manner.

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