Methanobrevibacter smithii: 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 2
- Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the methanol M. smithii uses. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut.Open its map
- Escherichia coli Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the methanol M. smithii uses. Records show both handle the same compound, not that one feeds the other in a gut.Open its map
Metabolites 9
- H2 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.Open its map
- Formate Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (56 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own.Open its map
- Methane Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yesMetabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 1 of 1 strainOpen its map
- Acetate Metabolites · Eats 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.Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 1 of 1 strain Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (120 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own.Open its map
- CO2 Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (43 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own.Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 1 of 1 strain Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (43 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own.Open its map
- Ethanol Metabolites · Eats 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.Open its map
- Methanol Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yesOpen its map
- Bicarbonate Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yesOpen its map
- NH3 Metabolites · Eats 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.Open its map
6 metabolites it can't eat
Inulin
Resistant starch
Starch
Pectin
Lactose
Gut mucus
21 metabolites it can't make
Butyrate
Propionate
Lactic acid
Succinate
Formate
Secondary bile acids
Life factors 2
- ↑ Coffee Life factors · Food and diet Shown in a study Higher in people who drink more coffeeOpen its map
- ↑ Omnivore Life factors · Food and diet Shown in a study Higher in omnivores than vegetariansLife factors · Food and diet Shown in a study Higher in omnivores than vegansOpen its map
Health 3
- ↓ Crohn's disease Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen again and again Less common in people with itOpen its map
- ↓ High blood pressure Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen once Less common in people with itOpen its map
- ↑ Obesity Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen once More common in people with itOpen its map