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Bifidobacterium bifidum: 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 32

  • Escherichia coli
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the chenodeoxycholic acid, cholic acid and 3 more compounds B. bifidum 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 biotin, menaquinone and riboflavin B. bifidum 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 biotin, chenodeoxycholic acid and 2 more compounds B. bifidum 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 biotin, folate and 2 more compounds B. bifidum 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 menaquinone B. bifidum 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 biotin, folate and 2 more compounds B. bifidum 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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  • Lactococcus lactis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the biotin, folate and 2 more compounds B. bifidum 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 menaquinone and riboflavin B. bifidum 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 able to use the biotin, folate and 2 more compounds B. bifidum 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. bifidum 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] scindens
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the chenodeoxycholic acid, cholic acid and vitamin b12 B. bifidum 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 biotin, vitamin b12 and vitamin b6 B. bifidum 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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  • Bacillus subtilis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the biotin, thiamine and vitamin b12 B. bifidum 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 menaquinone and riboflavin B. bifidum 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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  • Bacteroides fragilis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the chenodeoxycholic acid, cholic acid and vitamin b12 B. bifidum 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 menaquinone B. bifidum 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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  • Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the chenodeoxycholic acid, cholic acid and vitamin b12 B. bifidum 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 menaquinone B. bifidum 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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  • Enterococcus faecium
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the biotin, folate and vitamin b6 B. bifidum 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 menaquinone B. bifidum 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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  • Lactobacillus delbrueckii
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the folate, vitamin b12 and vitamin b6 B. bifidum 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 biotin, vitamin b12 and vitamin b6 B. bifidum 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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  • Staphylococcus aureus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the biotin, thiamine and vitamin b12 B. bifidum 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] hylemonae
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid B. bifidum 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] leptum
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid B. bifidum 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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  • Bacteroides intestinalis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid B. bifidum 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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  • Brucella abortus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the biotin and thiamine B. bifidum 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 biotin and vitamin b6 B. bifidum 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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  • Bacillus cereus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone B. bifidum 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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  • Bacteroides ovatus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone B. bifidum 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 adolescentis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the biotin B. bifidum 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 biotin B. bifidum 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 diphtheriae
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone B. bifidum 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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  • Eggerthella lenta
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone B. bifidum 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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  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the riboflavin B. bifidum 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. bifidum 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. bifidum 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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  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone B. bifidum 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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  • Mycolicibacterium smegmatis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone B. bifidum 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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  • Phocaeicola vulgatus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone B. bifidum 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 56

  • 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 137NJC19 ref 141NJC19 ref 142NJC19 ref 143NJC19 ref 145NJC19 ref 28 and 3 more Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 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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  • Arabinogalactan
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • D-maltose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 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
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 3 of 6 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (119 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • D-ribose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 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
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 6 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (49 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • Dimethylamine
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 98 Oct 2026
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  • Fructooligosaccharides
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Fructose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 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
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 3 of 3 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (79 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • Galactose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (76 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 3 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (76 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (76 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 29 Oct 2026
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  • Glucose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 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 4 of 5 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 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 130NJC19 ref 29 Oct 2026
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  • Glycerol
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Inulin
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • L-arabinose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 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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  • L-fucose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Lactate
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 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 Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (107 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 29 Oct 2026
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  • Lactose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (92 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 5 of 5 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (92 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (92 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 29 Oct 2026
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  • Mannose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 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
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 5 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (87 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • Melibiose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (39 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 5 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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  • N-acetylgalactosamine
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • N-acetylglucosamine
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Sucrose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 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 3 of 6 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (103 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • Trehalose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 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
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 6 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (56 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • Xylose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 8 of 8 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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  • Folate
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 129NJC19 ref 131NJC19 ref 140NJC19 ref 63 Oct 2026
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  • Chenodeoxycholic acid
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 133NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Cholic acid
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 133NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Deoxycholic acid
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 133NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Glycochenodeoxycholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 133NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Glycocholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 133NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Glycodeoxycholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 133NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Taurochenodeoxycholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 133NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Taurocholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 133NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Taurodeoxycholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 133NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Biotin
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 131NJC19 ref 140 Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 631 Oct 2026
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  • Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 128NJC19 ref 130 Oct 2026
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  • Glycolithocholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 133 Oct 2026
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  • Lithocholic acid
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 133 Oct 2026
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  • Menaquinone
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 138NJC19 ref 631 Oct 2026
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  • Raffinose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 7 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 · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 144NJC19 ref 631 Oct 2026
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  • Starch
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (57 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 137NJC19 ref 43 Oct 2026
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  • Taurolithocholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 133 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 29 Oct 2026
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  • D-Glucosamine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 137 Oct 2026
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  • D-Mannitol
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (47 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. NJC19 records NJC19 ref 29 Oct 2026
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  • Esculin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 5 strains BacDive lab tests
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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 29 Oct 2026
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  • Gentiobiose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 3 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Glycogen
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 6 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Methylamine
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 98 Oct 2026
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  • Pectin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 137 Oct 2026
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  • Pullulan
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 3 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Thiamine
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 131 Oct 2026
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  • Turanose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 4 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Vitamin B12
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 131 Oct 2026
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  • Vitamin B6
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 131 Oct 2026
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  • Xylan
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 137 Oct 2026
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1 metabolite it can't eat Genome analysis (AGORA2)
Resistant starch Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 8 genomes
Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.
13 metabolites it can't make Genome analysis (AGORA2)
Butyrate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 8 genomes
Propionate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 8 genomes
Riboflavin Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 8 genomes
Niacin Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 8 genomes
Vitamin K2 Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 8 genomes
Hydrogen Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 8 genomes
and 7 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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2 life factors studied, nothing found Studies whose tables list every microbe they tested
Coffee Studied, no clear difference· Manghi 2024
Vegan Studied, no clear difference· Fackelmann 2025
Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.

Health 1

  • ↓ 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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46 conditions compared, nothing found Our analysis of GMrepo data
Colorectal cancer Compared, no clear difference· 10 studies
Crohn's disease Compared, no clear difference· 8 studies
Ulcerative colitis Compared, no clear difference· 7 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
and 40 more Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.

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