Systems biology elucidates the distinctive metabolic niche filled by the human gut microbe Eggerthella lenta
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002125
Abstract: Human gut bacteria perform diverse metabolic functions with consequences for host health. The prevalent and disease-linked Actinobacterium Eggerthella lenta performs several unusual chemical transformations, but it does not metabolize sugars and its core growth strategy… read more here.
Keywords: gut; eggerthella lenta; metabolic niche; distinctive metabolic ... See more keywords