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. 2023 May 18;19(5):e1011361.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011361. eCollection 2023 May.

Can we microbe-manage our vitamin acquisition for better health?

Jana Nysten  1 , Patrick Van Dijck  1
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Can we microbe-manage our vitamin acquisition for better health?

Jana Nysten et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. The role of gut microbiota in vitamin production.
Humans acquire vitamins through their diet and the microbiota in the large intestine, which can produce up to 30% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin K and the B group vitamins. The excreted vitamins can be used to cross-feed other species or can be absorbed by the host. Besides vitamin secretion, commensals in the GI tract can convert dietary vitamin A into active vitamin A metabolites, which are important for maintaining epithelial homeostasis and immune function. Created with BioRender.com. GI, gastrointestinal; IgA, immunoglobulin A; IL-17, interleukin 17; Th17, T-helper 17.
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