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SCFAs or metabolites produced by C. tyrobutyricum or Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron decrease Blood-brain barrier permeability
Braniste et al. 2014 Sci. Transl. Med. 6: 263ra158

Speciﬁcally, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii can utilize acetate produced by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron as a substrate
Wrzosek et al. 2013 BMC Biol. 11: 61
Postler & Ghosh 2017

Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron generates acetate, succinate, and [propionate](brain://aKiMRIRZLE6KMunOdiXB6A/PropanoateMetabolismPropionatePropi…

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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii inﬂuence the production of mucus glycans and the development of goblet cells in the colonic epithelium of a gnotobiotic model rodent
Wrzosek et al. 2013 BMC Biol. 11: 61
Links between diet, gut microbiota composition and gut metabolism
Flint et al. 2015
The Gut Microbiota Inﬂuences Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in Mice
Braniste et al. 2014 Sci. Transl. Med. 6: 263ra158
Understanding the Holobiont: How microbial metabolites affect human health and shape the immune system
Postler & Ghosh 2017
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