GUT BIOME SYMBIOSIS. “Gut bacteria aid digestion by breaking down otherwise indigestible plant fibers into short-chain fatty acids that intestinal cells can access.” The normal microbiome plays a key role in maintaining our health, that we know. But gut fermented SCFAs turn out to be critical microbial signals to the host, as well as providing nutrition.
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