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Desulfovibrio can produce H2S and thereby increase the permeability of the mucosal barrier.
Rohr et al. 2020

Desulfovibrio co-occurring with Prevotella act in synergy to degrade mucin glycoproteins present in the mucosal layer of the gut
Arumugam et al. 2011 Nature 473(7346): 174-180

The genus Desulfovibrio includes gram-negative bacteria (rods)
Macfarlane et al. 1995 In Gastrointestinal and Oesophageal Pathology, 2nd ed., pp. 249-274 [R Whitehead, editor]. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone

The bacteria produce acetate
Macfarlane et al. 1995 In Gastrointestinal and Oesophageal Pathology, 2nd ed., pp. …