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Cutibacterium acnes: 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 20

  • Bacillus cereus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone C. acnes 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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  • Bacillus subtilis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone C. acnes 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 making the menaquinone C. acnes 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 C. acnes 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 making the menaquinone C. acnes 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 C. acnes 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 C. acnes 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 faecalis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone C. acnes 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 making the menaquinone C. acnes 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 menaquinone C. acnes 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 making the menaquinone C. acnes 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 C. acnes 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 C. acnes 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 C. acnes 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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  • Priestia megaterium
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone C. acnes 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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  • Segatella buccae
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone C. acnes 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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  • Staphylococcus aureus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone C. acnes 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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  • Staphylococcus capitis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone C. acnes 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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  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone C. acnes 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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  • Staphylococcus haemolyticus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the menaquinone C. acnes 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 29

  • D-arabinose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 81 of 81 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 From genomes (AGORA2) 81 of 81 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 9 of 13 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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  • Fructose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 81 of 81 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 4 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) 81 of 81 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 2 of 2 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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  • Glycerol
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 81 of 81 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 4 of 4 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Mannose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 81 of 81 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 34 of 34 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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  • Propionate
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 81 of 81 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
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  • Nitrate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 41 of 43 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Arginine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 34 of 34 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Tryptophan
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 30 of 34 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Glucose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 9 of 9 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 3 of 15 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-mannitol
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 11 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-sorbitol
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 12 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Gelatin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 7 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Myo-inositol
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 2 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • N-acetylglucosamine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 2 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Polypeptide
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 208NJC19 ref 360 Oct 2026
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  • Ribitol
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 2 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Sucrose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 15 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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  • Erythritol
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 1 strain BacDive lab tests
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  • Glycogen
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 12 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • L-Serine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 114 Oct 2026
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  • Menaquinone
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 53 Oct 2026
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  • Raffinose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 38 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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  • Starch
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 2 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (57 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 60 Oct 2026
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  • Turanose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 2 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Urea
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 37 strains BacDive lab tests
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6 metabolites it can't eat Genome analysis (AGORA2)
Inulin Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 81 genomes
Resistant starch Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 81 genomes
Starch Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 81 genomes
Pectin Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 81 genomes
Lactose Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 81 genomes
Gut mucus Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 81 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 81 genomes
Lactic acid Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 81 genomes
Succinate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 81 genomes
Secondary bile acids Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 81 genomes
Thiamin Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 81 genomes
Riboflavin Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 81 genomes
and 14 more Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.

Life factors 0

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 1

  • ↓ Cavernous hemangioma
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen once Less common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJNA629755 Oct 2026
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3 conditions compared, nothing found Our analysis of GMrepo data
Crohn's disease Compared, no clear difference· 8 studies
Ulcerative colitis Compared, no clear difference· 7 studies
Systemic lupus erythematosus Compared, no clear difference· 1 study
Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.

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