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Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)-Producing Bacteria

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Bacteria ferment Microbiota-accessible carbohydrates (MACs) to produce Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), which have significant effects on host health, signal transduction pathways, and immunity (Hryckowian et al. 2018). This fermentation process also reduces luminal pH (Overby & Ferguson 2021 Current Hypertension Reports 23: 8).

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