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The microbiology of butyrate formation in the human colon

Pryde, Susan E, Duncan, Sylvia H, Hold, Georgina L, Stewart, Colin S, Flint, Harry J·2002·FEMS Microbiology Letters

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Butyrate arising from microbial fermentation is important for the energy metabolism and normal development of colonic epithelial cells and has a mainly protective role in relation to colonic disease. While certain dietary substrates such as resistant starch appear to be butyrogenic in the colon, it is not known to what extent these stimulate butyrate production directly, e.g. by promoting amylolytic species, or indirectly, e.g. through cross-feeding of fermentation products. Cultural and molecular studies indicate that the most numerous butyrate-producing bacteria found in human faeces are highly oxygen-sensitive anaerobes belonging to the Clostridial clusters IV and XIVa. These include many previously undescribed species related to Eubacterium, Roseburia, Faecalibacterium and Coprococcus whose distribution and metabolic characteristics are under investigation. A better understanding of the microbial ecology of colonic butyrate-producing bacteria will help to explain the influence of diet upon butyrate supply, and to suggest new approaches for optimising microbial activity in the large intestine.

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Authors
Pryde, S. E., Duncan, S. H., Hold, G. L., Stewart, C. S., & Flint, H. J.
Affiliations
University of Aberdeen (GB)
Corresponding author
Flint, Harry J
Venue
FEMS Microbiology Letters
Published
2002-12
Volume
217
Issue
2
Pages
133-139
ISSN
  • 0378-1097 (ISSN-L)
  • 1574-6968
OpenAlex
W2147726663
Cited by
1,320
References
47
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FWCI
4.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • FEMS Microbiology Letters (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
Keywords
butyrate production, human colon, colonic fermentation, Clostridium cluster IV, Clostridium cluster XIVa, Faecalibacterium, Roseburia, Eubacterium, Coprococcus, resistant starch, dietary substrates, diet and gut microbiota, microbial ecology
MeSH terms
Anaerobiosis, Bacteria, Anaerobic, Butyrates, Colon, Culture Media, Feces, Fermentation, Humans, Models, Biological, Phylogeny

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