The gut anaerobe Faecalibacterium prausnitzii uses an extracellular electron shuttle to grow at oxic-anoxic interphases

ISME Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1578-1585

  Khan, M Tanweer ^a   Duncan, Sylvia H ^b   Stams, Alfons J M ^c   Van Dijl, Jan Maarten ^a   Flint, Harry J ^b   Harmsen, Hermie J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

exogenous electron mediator; extracellular electron transfer; Faecalibacterium prausnitzii; gut health; riboflavin; thiols

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; RIBOFLAVIN;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANTIOXIDANT; BACTERIUM; DIET; ELECTRON; GROWTH RATE; OXYGEN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; ELECTRON; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ELECTRONS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; OXYGEN; RIBOFLAVIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FAECALIBACTERIUM PRAUSNITZII;

EID: 84863989287     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2012.5     Document Type: Article

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