Specific substrate-driven changes in human faecal microbiota composition contrast with functional re...
Specific substrate-driven changes in human faecal microbiota composition contrast with functional redundancy in short-chain fatty acid production
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The diet provides carbohydrates that are non-digestible in the upper gut and are major carbon and energy sources for the microbial community in the lower intestine, supporting a complex metabolic network. Fermentation produces the short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) acetate, propionate and butyrate, which have health-promoting effects for the human hos...
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Specific substrate-driven changes in human faecal microbiota composition contrast with functional redundancy in short-chain fatty acid production
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5776475
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5776475
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1751-7362
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1751-7370
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10.1038/ismej.2017.196
