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Butyrate / Butyric acid & Firmicutes / Bacillota
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Firmicutes (Clostridium IV and XIVa: Eubacterium rectale, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, and Roseburia intestinalis) primarily produce Butyrate / Butyric acid.
The third major SCFA, butyrate, is mainly generated from Firmicutes / Bacillota via the butyryl-CoA: acetate CoA transferase enzyme
Louis et al. 2004 J. Bacteri…