Colonisation of the colonic mucus gel layer with butyrogenic and hydrogenotropic bacteria in health and ulcerative colitis

Abstract Butyrate is the primary energy source for colonocytes and is essential for mucosal integrity and repair. Butyrate deficiency as a result of colonic dysbiosis is a putative factor in ulcerative colitis (UC). Commensal microbes are butyrogenic, while others may inhibit butyrate, through hydro...

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Main Authors: Helen Earley, Grainne Lennon, J. Calvin Coffey, Desmond C. Winter, P. Ronan O’Connell
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/66d0c141823f4f88bf3714160e19779c
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