Cross-feeding in the gut microbiome: Ecology and mechanisms
Culp E, Goodman A. Cross-feeding in the gut microbiome: Ecology and mechanisms. Cell Host & Microbe 2023, 31: 485-499. PMID: 37054671, PMCID: PMC10125260, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological EvolutionGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHost Microbial InteractionsMammalsMicrobiotaSymbiosisConceptsHost healthHost-microbe interactionsSpecies fitnessMicrobe-microbeEvolutionary implicationsMicrobial inhabitantsGut communitiesTrophic networksMicrobial communitiesTrophic levelsMammalian gutPrimary fermentersMetabolic outputDifferent microbesAmino acidsGut commensalsCooperative interactionsGut microbiomeNegative interactionsFitnessMutualismEcologyMicrobesEmergent roleCofactor