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Clostridium perfringens: 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 30

  • Bifidobacterium adolescentis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the biotin, chenodeoxycholic acid and 2 more compounds C. perfringens 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 bifidum
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the biotin, chenodeoxycholic acid and 2 more compounds C. perfringens 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, chenodeoxycholic acid and 2 more compounds C. perfringens 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 chenodeoxycholic acid, cholic acid and vitamin b6 C. perfringens 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 making the arginine, aspartate and glutamate C. perfringens 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] hylemonae
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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 C. perfringens 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] scindens
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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 fragilis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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 chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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 C. perfringens 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 thetaiotaomicron
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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 animalis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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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  • Buchnera aphidicola
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the d-tryptophan and l-leucine C. perfringens 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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  • Escherichia coli
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the biotin and l-threonine C. perfringens 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 chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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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  • Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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 acidophilus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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 gasseri
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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 johnsonii
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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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  • Lentilactobacillus buchneri
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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 monocytogenes
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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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  • Peptacetobacter hiranonis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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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  • Phocaeicola vulgatus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid C. perfringens 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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  • Agathobacter rectalis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the l-ornithine C. perfringens 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 making the vitamin b6 C. perfringens 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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  • Blautia producta
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the cholic acid C. perfringens 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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  • Ectopseudomonas mendocina
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the methylamine C. perfringens 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 able to use the methylamine C. perfringens 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 making the vitamin b6 C. perfringens 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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  • Ralstonia pickettii
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the methylamine C. perfringens 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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  • Streptococcus thermophilus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the vitamin b6 C. perfringens 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 67

  • Nitrate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 70 of 74 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • D-mannose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 36 of 37 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) 11 of 11 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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  • Nitrite
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 32 of 41 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Arginine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 29 of 35 strains BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 209NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • L-glutamate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 27 of 34 strains BacDive lab tests
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • Raffinose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 26 of 36 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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  • Glucose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 24 of 25 strains 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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  • Maltose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 24 of 25 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) 11 of 11 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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  • Fructose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 21 of 22 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) 11 of 11 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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  • Lactose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 21 of 25 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 From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 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
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  • Sucrose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 21 of 25 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) 11 of 11 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
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  • Ammonia
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Arabinan
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Arabinogalactan
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Arabinoxylan
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Butyrate
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 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 103 Oct 2026
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  • Chenodeoxycholate
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Cholate
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Deoxycholate
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Dimethylamine
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 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) 11 of 11 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Galactose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 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
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  • Histamine
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 98 Oct 2026
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  • Lactate
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 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) 11 of 11 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 103 Oct 2026
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  • Lithocholate
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Methylamine
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 98 Oct 2026
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  • N-acetylneuraminic acid
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Propionate
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 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 242 Oct 2026
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  • Starch
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 11 of 11 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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  • Esculin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 8 of 41 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Gelatin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 3 of 4 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Trehalose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 3 of 4 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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  • 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 103NJC19 ref 195 Oct 2026
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  • Chenodeoxycholic acid
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Cholic acid
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Deoxycholic acid
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Glycochenodeoxycholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Glycocholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Glycodeoxycholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • 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 213NJC19 ref 27 Oct 2026
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  • Hyaluronan
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 210NJC19 ref 212 Oct 2026
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  • L-Aspartate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 209NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • Taurochenodeoxycholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Taurocholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Taurodeoxycholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119NJC19 ref 92 Oct 2026
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  • Adenine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • Biotin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • Cellobiose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 21 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (81 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. BacDive lab tests
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  • Glycerol
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 3 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Glycolithocholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119 Oct 2026
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  • L-Cysteine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • L-Histidine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • L-Leucine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • L-Ornithine
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 209 Oct 2026
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  • L-Phenylalanine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • L-Threonine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • L-Tryptophan
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • L-Tyrosine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • L-Valine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 642 Oct 2026
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  • Lithocholic acid
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119 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 211 Oct 2026
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  • Polypeptide
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 208 Oct 2026
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  • Sodium thiosulfate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 2 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Succinate
    Metabolites · Makes 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 103 Oct 2026
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  • Taurolithocholate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 119 Oct 2026
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  • Urea
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 37 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Vitamin B6
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 642 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 11 genomes
Pectin Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 11 genomes
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14 metabolites it can't make Genome analysis (AGORA2)
Thiamin Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 11 genomes
Riboflavin Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 11 genomes
Niacin Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 11 genomes
Pyridoxine Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 11 genomes
Biotin Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 11 genomes
Folate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 11 genomes
and 8 more Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.

Life factors 1

  • ↑ Omnivore
    Life factors · Food and diet Shown in a study Higher in omnivores than vegans A noteworthy study Fackelmann 2025
    Life factors · Food and diet Shown in a study Higher in omnivores than vegetarians A noteworthy study Fackelmann 2025
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1 life factor studied, nothing found Studies whose tables list every microbe they tested
Coffee Studied, no clear difference· Manghi 2024
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Health 5

  • ↑ Crohn's disease
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen again and again More common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJEB21933PRJEB42155PRJEB76677PRJNA398089PRJNA429990PRJNA793776 and 2 more Oct 2026
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  • ↓ Chronic kidney failure
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen more than once Less common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJEB65297PRJNA449784 Oct 2026
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  • ↑ Rheumatoid arthritis
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen more than once More common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJNA356102PRJNA896336 Oct 2026
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  • ↑ Cystic fibrosis
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen once More common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJNA314903 Oct 2026
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  • ↓ High blood pressure
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen once Less common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJNA509999 Oct 2026
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23 conditions compared, nothing found Our analysis of GMrepo data
Colorectal cancer Compared, no clear difference· 10 studies
Ulcerative colitis Compared, no clear difference· 7 studies
Parkinson's disease Compared, no clear difference· 6 studies
COVID-19 Compared, no clear difference· 3 studies
Autism spectrum disorder Compared, no clear difference· 2 studies
Neuroblastoma Compared, no clear difference· 2 studies
and 17 more Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.

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