Dietary Fiber Hierarchical Specificity: the Missing Link for Predictable and Strong Shifts in Gut Bacterial Communities
Abstract
In the face of interindividual variability and complexity of gut microbial communities, prediction of outcomes from a given fiber utilized by many microbes would require a sophisticated comprehension of all competitive interactions that occur in the gut. Results presented here suggest that high-specificity fibers potentially circumvent the competitive scope in the gut for fiber utilization, providing a promising path to targeted and predictable microbial shifts in different individuals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jun 29, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1128/mbio.01028-21
Entities
People
- Ali Keshavarzian
- Andrea Ruthes
- Bruce R Hamaker
- Eponine Chambry
- Marcello Iacomini
- Nuseybe Bulut
- Thaisa M. Cantu-jungles
- Timothy A. Johnson
Organizations
- Purdue University
- Rush University
- United States Department of Defense
- Universidade Federal do Paraná