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Staphylococcus aureus: 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 25

  • Escherichia coli
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the biotin, niacin and 2 more compounds S. aureus 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, thiamine and vitamin b12 S. aureus 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 S. aureus 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 longum
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the biotin, thiamine and vitamin b12 S. aureus 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 S. aureus 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 breve
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the thiamine and vitamin b12 S. aureus 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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  • Acidovorax delafieldii
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the isovalerate S. aureus 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 S. aureus 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 S. aureus 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 dentium
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the menaquinone S. aureus 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 S. aureus 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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  • Eshraghiella crossota
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the isovalerate S. aureus 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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  • Haemophilus parainfluenzae
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the menaquinone S. aureus 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 vitamin b12 S. aureus 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 helveticus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the thiamine S. aureus 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 S. aureus 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 S. aureus 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 avium
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the menaquinone S. aureus 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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  • Mycolicibacterium smegmatis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the vitamin b12 S. aureus 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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  • Porphyromonas gingivalis
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the menaquinone S. aureus 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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  • Prevotella melaninogenica
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the menaquinone S. aureus 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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  • Priestia megaterium
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the vitamin b12 S. aureus 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 vitamin b12 S. aureus 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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  • Pseudomonas putida
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the formaldehyde S. aureus 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 isovalerate S. aureus 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 flavefaciens
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as able to use the isovalerate S. aureus 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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  • Salmonella enterica
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the vitamin b12 S. aureus 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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  • Streptococcus thermophilus
    Microbes Recorded only Recorded as making the thiamine S. aureus 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 48

  • D-maltose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 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 188 of 190 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) 423 of 423 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 30 of 163 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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  • Formaldehyde
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 245 Oct 2026
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  • Fructose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 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 191 of 191 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) 423 of 423 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 42 of 47 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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  • Glucose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 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 192 of 192 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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  • Glycerol
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 21 of 41 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Lactate
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 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) 423 of 423 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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  • Lactose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 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 154 of 178 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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  • Mannitol
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 strains Made or used by most gut microbes we hold (47 species), so it doesn't link microbes on its own. Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 174 of 188 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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  • Mannose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 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 187 of 188 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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  • Menaquinone
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 225NJC19 ref 53 Oct 2026
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  • N-acetylneuraminic acid
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Sucrose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 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 190 of 191 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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  • Sulfide
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
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  • Trehalose
    Metabolites · Eats From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 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 177 of 191 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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  • Trimethylamine
    Metabolites · Makes From genomes (AGORA2) 423 of 423 strains Genome analysis (AGORA2) Oct 2026
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 245 Oct 2026
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  • Nitrate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 202 of 207 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • N-acetylglucosamine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 180 of 187 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Turanose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 149 of 175 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Arginine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 127 of 140 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Urea
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 68 of 133 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Hippurate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 41 of 42 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Raffinose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 14 of 191 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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  • Methyl alpha-d-glucopyranoside
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 12 of 62 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Xylitol
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 10 of 64 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Melezitose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 9 of 38 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Nitrite
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 8 of 75 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Tributyrin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 6 of 13 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Esculin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 5 of 188 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Gelatin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 4 of 8 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • DNA RNA Polynucleotide
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 392NJC19 ref 393NJC19 ref 50 Oct 2026
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  • Cellobiose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 190 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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  • Melibiose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 2 of 65 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 60 Oct 2026
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  • Amygdalin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 52 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Arbutin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 51 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Biotin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 144 Oct 2026
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  • Gentiobiose
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 51 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Gluconate
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 45 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Isovalerate
    Metabolites · Makes Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 245 Oct 2026
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  • Methyl beta-d-glucopyranoside
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 2 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Niacin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 144 Oct 2026
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  • Ornithine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 145 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Salicin
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 51 strains BacDive lab tests
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  • Starch
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only 1 of 48 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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  • Thiamine
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 144 Oct 2026
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  • Vitamin B12
    Metabolites · Eats Recorded only Papers say yes NJC19 records NJC19 ref 59 Oct 2026
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5 metabolites it can't eat Genome analysis (AGORA2)
Inulin Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 423 genomes
Resistant starch Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 423 genomes
Starch Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 423 genomes
Pectin Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 423 genomes
Gut mucus Its genomes can't eat it· 0 of 423 genomes
Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.
18 metabolites it can't make Genome analysis (AGORA2)
Butyrate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 423 genomes
Propionate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 423 genomes
Succinate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 423 genomes
Formate Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 423 genomes
Secondary bile acids Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 423 genomes
Thiamin Its genomes can't make it· 0 of 423 genomes
and 12 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
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1 diet compared, nothing found Studies whose tables list every microbe they tested
Vegetarian Compared, no clear difference· Fackelmann 2025
Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.

Health 1

  • ↑ COVID-19
    Health · Condition Compared within datasets · Seen more than once More common in people with it GMrepo, compared within datasets PRJDB13214PRJNA624223PRJNA689961 Oct 2026
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5 conditions compared, nothing found Our analysis of GMrepo data
Crohn's disease Compared, no clear difference· 8 studies
Autism spectrum disorder Compared, no clear difference· 2 studies
Neuroblastoma Compared, no clear difference· 2 studies
Atopic dermatitis Compared, no clear difference· 1 study
Cystic fibrosis Compared, no clear difference· 1 study
Nothing found isn't proof of no link: a study can miss a small difference.