Pivotal Roles for pH, Lactate, and Lactate-Utilizing Bacteria in the Stability of a Human Colonic Microbial Ecosystem.
Shui Ping Wang,
Luis A Rubio,
Sylvia H Duncan,
Gillian E Donachie,
Grietje Holtrop,
Galiana Lo,
Freda M Farquharson,
Josef Wagner,
Julian Parkhill,
Petra Louis,
Alan W Walker,
Harry J Flint
Dec 18, 2020
Lactate can be produced by many gut bacteria, but in adults its accumulation in the colon is often an indicator of microbiota perturbation. Using continuous culture anaerobic fermentor systems, we found that lactate...