? Belzer et al., 2017, mBio
Akkermansia muciniphila cross-feeds mucin-derived substrates to butyrate producers including Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, the taxa can coexist and support each other ecologically rather than acting as simple opposites.
- Limitation
- In vitro co-cultures; relative abundance on consumer reports does not prove cross-feeding activity in vivo
- Tags
- akkermansia, faecalibacterium, cross-feeding, butyrate, synthesis