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Akkermansia muciniphila: its interactions

Everything we hold for this microbe: the microbes it lives with, the metabolites it eats and makes, life factors and health. Click any dot to centre the map on it.

Microbes 9

  • Bacteroides caccae
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the n-acetyl-d-glucosamine A. muciniphila uses. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
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  • Bilophila wadsworthia
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the sulfate A. muciniphila makes. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
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  • Buchnera aphidicola
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the sulfate A. muciniphila makes. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
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  • Desulfovibrio piger
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the sulfate A. muciniphila makes. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
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  • Escherichia coli
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the sulfate A. muciniphila makes. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
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  • Nitratidesulfovibrio vulgaris
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the sulfate A. muciniphila makes. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
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  • Oleidesulfovibrio alaskensis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the sulfate A. muciniphila makes. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
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  • Pyramidobacter piscolens
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the sulfate A. muciniphila makes. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
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  • Ruminococcus bromii
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the sulfate A. muciniphila makes. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
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Metabolites 11

  • Gut mucus
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (33 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 27NJC19 ref 28NJC19 ref 29NJC19 ref 30NJC19 ref 31 Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 2 of 2 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (33 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Folate
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 2 of 2 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Glucose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 2 of 2 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (152 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (152 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 27 Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 1 strain Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (152 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • L-fucose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 2 of 2 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • N-acetylglucosamine
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 2 of 2 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Propionate
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 2 of 2 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (48 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (48 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 27 Oct 2026
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  • Acetate
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (120 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 27 Oct 2026
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  • Ethanol
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (46 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 27 Oct 2026
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  • N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 27 Oct 2026
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  • N-acetylgalactosamine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 27 Oct 2026
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  • Sulfate
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 27 Oct 2026
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5 metabolites it can't eat Genome analysis (AGORA2)
Inulin Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 2 genomes
Resistant starch Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 2 genomes
Starch Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 2 genomes
Pectin Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 2 genomes
Lactose Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 2 genomes
Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.
20 metabolites it can't make Genome analysis (AGORA2)
Butyrate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 2 genomes
Lactic acid Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 2 genomes
Succinate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 2 genomes
Formate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 2 genomes
Secondary bile acids Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 2 genomes
Thiamin Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 2 genomes
and 14 more Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.

Life factors 1

  • ↑ Coffee
    Life factors · Food and diet Shown in a study Higher in people who drink more coffee A noteworthy study Manghi 2024
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3 diets compared, nothing found Studies whose tables list every microbe they tested
Omnivore Compared, no clear difference· Fackelmann 2025
Vegan Compared, no clear difference· Fackelmann 2025
Vegetarian Compared, no clear difference· Fackelmann 2025
Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.

Health 7

  • ↓ Crohn's disease
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen again and again Less common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJEB21933PRJEB42155PRJEB76677PRJNA398089PRJNA429990PRJNA793776 and 2 more Oct 2026
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  • ↓ Ulcerative colitis
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen again and again Less common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJEB42155PRJEB76677PRJNA398089PRJNA429990PRJNA813736PRJNA983946 and 1 more Oct 2026
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  • ↑ Chronic kidney failure
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen more than once More common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJEB65297PRJNA449784 Oct 2026
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  • ↓ Neuroblastoma
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen more than once Less common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJEB63351PRJNA716780 Oct 2026
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  • ↓ Cystic fibrosis
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen once Less common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJNA314903 Oct 2026
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  • ↓ Diarrhea
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen once Less common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJEB14038 Oct 2026
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  • ↑ High blood pressure
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen once More common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJNA509999 Oct 2026
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48 conditions compared, nothing found Our analysis of GMrepo data
Colorectal cancer Compared, no clear difference· 10 studies
Parkinson's disease Compared, no clear difference· 6 studies
Chronic fatigue syndrome Compared, no clear difference· 3 studies
COVID-19 Compared, no clear difference· 3 studies
Autism spectrum disorder Compared, no clear difference· 2 studies
Fibromyalgia Compared, no clear difference· 2 studies
and 42 more Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.