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Bacillus subtilis: 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 31

  • Escherichia coli
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the 4-aminobutyrate, biotin and 3 more compounds B. subtilis 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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  • Bifidobacterium longum
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the 4-aminobutyrate, biotin and 2 more compounds B. subtilis uses. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the menaquinone and riboflavin B. subtilis 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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  • Bifidobacterium bifidum
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the biotin, thiamine and vitamin b12 B. subtilis uses. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the menaquinone and riboflavin B. subtilis 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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  • Bifidobacterium adolescentis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the menaquinone and riboflavin B. subtilis makes. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the 4-aminobutyrate and biotin B. subtilis 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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  • Bifidobacterium breve
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the thiamine and vitamin b12 B. subtilis uses. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the riboflavin B. subtilis 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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  • Enterococcus faecalis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the riboflavin and vitamin b6 B. subtilis 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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  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the riboflavin and vitamin b12 B. subtilis 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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  • Lacticaseibacillus paracasei
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the riboflavin and vitamin b6 B. subtilis 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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  • Lactobacillus delbrueckii
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the riboflavin and vitamin b6 B. subtilis 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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  • Lactobacillus helveticus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the riboflavin and vitamin b6 B. subtilis makes. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the thiamine B. subtilis 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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  • Lactococcus lactis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the riboflavin and vitamin b6 B. subtilis makes. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the riboflavin B. subtilis 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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  • Propionibacterium freudenreichii
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the riboflavin and vitamin b12 B. subtilis 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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  • Ruminococcus bromii
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the riboflavin and vitamin b6 B. subtilis 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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  • Acidaminococcus fermentans
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the vitamin b6 B. subtilis 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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  • Bifidobacterium dentium
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the 4-aminobutyrate B. subtilis uses. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the menaquinone B. subtilis 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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  • Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the riboflavin B. subtilis 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 making the d-tryptophan B. subtilis uses. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the riboflavin B. subtilis 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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  • Clostridioides difficile
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the vitamin b6 B. subtilis makes. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut. NJC19 records Oct 2026
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the 4-aminobutyrate B. subtilis 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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  • Clostridium perfringens
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the vitamin b6 B. subtilis 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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  • Clostridium sporogenes
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the 4-aminobutyrate B. subtilis 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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  • Corynebacterium glutamicum
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the [r,r]-2,3-butanediol B. subtilis 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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  • Cutibacterium acnes
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the menaquinone B. subtilis 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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  • Enterococcus faecium
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the vitamin b6 B. subtilis 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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  • Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the riboflavin B. subtilis 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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  • Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the 4-aminobutyrate B. subtilis 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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  • Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the riboflavin B. subtilis 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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  • Leuconostoc mesenteroides
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the riboflavin B. subtilis 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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  • Levilactobacillus brevis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the 4-aminobutyrate B. subtilis 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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  • Limosilactobacillus fermentum
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the riboflavin B. subtilis 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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  • Limosilactobacillus reuteri
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the vitamin b12 B. subtilis 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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  • Listeria innocua
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the vitamin b12 B. subtilis 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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Metabolites 58

  • Esculin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 121 of 122 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Sucrose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 119 of 121 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (103 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (103 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 (103 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 68 Oct 2026
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  • Fructose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 118 of 120 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (79 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (79 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Glucose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 118 of 120 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (152 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 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
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  • Trehalose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 117 of 120 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (56 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (56 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Salicin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 116 of 118 strains BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Arbutin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 115 of 118 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Cellobiose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 114 of 116 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (81 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (81 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • D-mannitol
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 114 of 116 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (47 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • D-mannose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 114 of 119 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (87 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (87 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Maltose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 113 of 119 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (119 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (119 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Nitrate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 109 of 109 strains BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 67 Oct 2026
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  • Glycogen
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 106 of 112 strains BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Starch
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 100 of 108 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (57 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (57 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • D-arabinose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 98 of 119 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (59 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (59 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • D-ribose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 94 of 103 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (49 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (49 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Gentiobiose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 94 of 107 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Methyl alpha-d-glucopyranoside
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 94 of 112 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • D-sorbitol
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 93 of 101 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • N-acetylglucosamine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 93 of 109 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Amygdalin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 88 of 101 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Glycerol
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 84 of 107 strains BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Gluconate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 71 of 95 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Xylose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 71 of 121 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (55 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (55 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Myo-inositol
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 66 of 91 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Citrate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 61 of 84 strains BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Hippurate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 45 of 65 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Turanose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 40 of 87 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Gelatin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 20 of 20 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Inulin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 19 of 81 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Ammonia
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Lactate
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (107 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (107 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Menaquinone
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 53NJC19 ref 71 Oct 2026
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  • Pectin
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Raffinose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (75 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 11 of 85 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (75 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • Riboflavin
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 62NJC19 ref 63NJC19 ref 66NJC19 ref 69 Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 65 Oct 2026
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  • Succinate
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (64 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 (64 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 756 Oct 2026
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  • Vitamin B6
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 14 of 14 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 66 Oct 2026
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  • L-rhamnose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 11 of 113 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • D-galactose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 115 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (76 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • L-Tryptophan
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 65NJC19 ref 693 Oct 2026
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  • Lactose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 121 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (92 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • Melibiose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 101 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (39 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • Triglyceride
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 49NJC19 ref 64 Oct 2026
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  • [R,R]-2,3-Butanediol
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 62 Oct 2026
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  • 4-Aminobutyrate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 26 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 62 Oct 2026
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  • Acetone
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 62 Oct 2026
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  • Biotin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 65 Oct 2026
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  • D-tagatose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 119 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • DNA RNA Polynucleotide
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 70 Oct 2026
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  • L-Malate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 756 Oct 2026
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  • L-Phenylalanine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 693 Oct 2026
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  • NH3
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (44 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 67 Oct 2026
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  • Nitrite
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 108 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Thiamine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 65 Oct 2026
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  • Urea
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 20 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Vitamin B12
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 59 Oct 2026
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2 metabolites it can't eat Genome analysis (AGORA2)
Resistant starch Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 14 genomes
Gut mucus Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 14 genomes
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18 metabolites it can't make Genome analysis (AGORA2)
Butyrate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 14 genomes
Propionate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 14 genomes
Succinate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 14 genomes
Formate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 14 genomes
Secondary bile acids Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 14 genomes
Thiamin Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 14 genomes
and 12 more Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.

Life factors 1

  • ↑ Vegetarian
    Life factors · Food and diet Shown in a study Higher in vegetarians than omnivores A noteworthy study Fackelmann 2025
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1 diet compared, nothing found Studies whose tables list every microbe they tested
Vegan Compared, no clear difference· Fackelmann 2025
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Health 0

1 condition compared, nothing found Our analysis of GMrepo data
COVID-19 Compared, no clear difference· 3 studies
Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.

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