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Large-scale genome-wide analysis links lactic acid bacteria from food with the gut microbiome

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Pasolli, Edoardo, De Filippis, Francesca, Mauriello, Italia E., Cumbo, Fabio, Walsh, Aaron M., Leech, John, Cotter, Paul D., Segata, Nicola +1 more·2020·Nature Communications

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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are fundamental in the production of fermented foods and several strains are regarded as probiotics. Large quantities of live LAB are consumed within fermented foods, but it is not yet known to what extent the LAB we ingest become members of the gut microbiome. By analysis of 9445 metagenomes from human samples, we demonstrate that the prevalence and abundance of LAB species in stool samples is generally low and linked to age, lifestyle, and geography, with Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactococcus lactis being most prevalent. Moreover, we identify genome-based differences between food and gut microbes by considering 666 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) newly reconstructed from fermented food microbiomes along with 154,723 human MAGs and 193,078 reference genomes. Our large-scale genome-wide analysis demonstrates that closely related LAB strains occur in both food and gut environments and provides unprecedented evidence that fermented foods can be indeed regarded as a possible source of LAB for the gut microbiome.

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Authors
Pasolli, E., De Filippis, F., Mauriello, I. E., Cumbo, F., Walsh, A. M., Leech, J., Cotter, P. D., Segata, N., & Ercolini, D.
Affiliations
  • University of Naples Federico II (IT)
  • University of Trento (IT)
  • Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority (IE)
Corresponding author
Ercolini, Danilo
Venue
Nature Communications
Published
2020-05-25
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
2610-2610
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3027854790
Cited by
367
References
67
Citations by year
2026: 41 · 2025: 59 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 78 · 2022: 74 · 2021: 51 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 1
FWCI
4.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Communications (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology) (acceptedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Institutional Research Information System (Università degli Studi di Trento) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • T-Stór (Teagasc) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Lenus, The Irish Health Repository (Dr Steevens Hospital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Joint Programming Initiative A healthy diet for a healthy life
  • European Commission (HORIZON2020, 818368)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Keywords
lactic acid bacteria, gut microbiota, fermented foods, probiotics, metagenome-assembled genomes, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactococcus lactis, human gut metagenome
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Fermented Foods, Animals, Food Microbiology, Humans, Life Style, Primates, Lactococcus lactis, Probiotics, Databases, Genetic, Streptococcus thermophilus, Metagenome, Lactobacillales

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