Acetogenic Bacteria Mainly Contribute to the Disposal of Hydrogen in the Colon of Healthy Japanese

Yuji Ohashi; Ayako Andou; Miho Kanaya; Keisuke Harada; Tomohiko Fujisawa

doi:10.12938/bifidus.28.17

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Acetogenic Bacteria Mainly Contribute to the Disposal of Hydrogen in the Colon of Healthy Japanese

Yuji Ohashi ^†, Ayako Andou ^†, Miho Kanaya ^†, Keisuke Harada ^†, Tomohiko Fujisawa ^†

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キーワード: acetogenic bacteria, methanogenic archaea, sulfate-reducing bacteria, hydrogen, colonic fermentation

ジャーナルフリー

2009 年 28 巻 1 号 p. 17-19

DOI https://doi.org/10.12938/bifidus.28.17

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Hydrogen-utilizing bacteria in the feces of Japanese individuals were analyzed with the specific polymerase chain reaction targeting the functional genes. The formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase gene derived from acetogenic bacteria was predominantly detected in all subjects. We consider that reductive acetogenesis might be an important H₂ disposal pathway in healthy Japanese.

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