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Gut microbiota / Evidence-based microbiome knowledge (incl. AI chat)
Prebiotics, Probiotics, FMT / Manipulators of the Intestinal Microbiota

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Energy Source & Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)

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Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), esp. butyrate, serve as the primary Energy source for colonocytes
Guilloteau et al. 2010 Nut…

Clinical significance of colonic fermentation
Royall et al. 1990 Am J Gastroenterol 85(10): 1307-1312
From the gut to the peripheral tissues: The multiple effects of butyrate
Guilloteau et al. 2010 Nutr. Res. Rev. 23: 366-384
Review
Host-gut microbiota metabolic interactions
Nicholson et al. 2012 Science 336: 1262–1267
Review
Microbial inﬂuences in inﬂammatory bowel diseases
Sartor 2008 Gastroenterology 134: 577–594
Review
Microbiota-generated metabolites promote metabolic beneﬁts via gut-brain neural circuits
De Vadder et al. 2014 Cell 156: 84e96
The microbiome and innate immunity
Thaiss et al. 2016 Nature 535: 65-74
The role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health
Flint et al. 2012 Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 9: 577-589

12/16/2025