Hydrogen and formate production and utilisation in the rumen and the human colon
Abstract Molecular hydrogen (H2) and formate (HCOO−) are metabolic end products of many primary fermenters in the mammalian gut. Both play a vital role in fermentation where they are electron sinks for individual microbes in an anaerobic environment that lacks external electron acceptors. If H2 and/...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Animal Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-022-00174-z |