..., where it participates in the fermentative breakdown of biopolymers ingested with food. In doing so, P. vulgatus contributes to the shaping of the gut metabolome, which benefits the host health. Moreover, considering the fermentation product range (short chain fatty acids), P. vulgatus suggests itself...

...Urte Clausen; Sören-Tobias Vital; Pia Lambertus; Martina Gehler; Sabine Scheve; Lars Wöhlbrand; Ralf Rabus Introduction: Phocaeicola vulgatus (formerly Bacteroides vulgatus ) is a prevalent member of human and animal guts, where it influences by its dietary-fiber-fueled, fermentative metabolism...