The macroecology of butyrate-producing bacteria via metagenomic assessment of butyrate production capacity.

ABSTRACT: Butyrate-producing bacteria are found in many outdoor ecosystems and host organisms, including humans, and are vital to ecosystem functionality and human health. These bacteria ferment organic matter, producing the short-chain fatty acid butyrate. However, the macroecological influences on their biogeographical distribution remain poorly resolved. Here we aimed to characterise their global distribution together with key explanatory climatic, geographical and physicochemical variables. We developed new normalised butyrate production capacity (BPC) indices derived from global metagenomic (n = 13,078) and Australia-wide soil 16S rRNA (n = 1331) data, using Geographic Information System (GIS) and modelling techniques to detail their ecological and biogeographical associations. Th

SUBMITTER: Brame JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11057059 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature