Abundance and Compositions of B-Vitamin-Producing Microbes in the Mammalian Gut Vary Based on Feeding Strategies

ABSTRACT Mammals maintain close associations with gut microbes that provide numerous nutritional benefits, including vitamin synthesis. While most mammals obtain sufficient vitamins from their diets, deficiencies in various B vitamins (biotin, cobalamin, riboflavin, thiamine, etc.) are reported in c...

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Main Authors: Hisham S. Alrubaye, Kevin D. Kohl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-03-01
Series:mSystems
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00313-21