Methanogens and Hydrogen Sulfide Producing Bacteria Guide Distinct Gut Microbe Profiles and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Subtypes.
Maria J Villanueva-MillanGabriela LeiteJiajing WangWalter MoralesGonzalo ParodiMaya L PimentelGillian M BarlowRuchi MathurAli RezaieMaritza SanchezSarah AyyadDaniel CohrsChristine ChangMohamad RashidAva HosseiniAlyson FiorentinoStacy WeitsmanBrennan ChuangBianca ChangNipaporn PichetshoteMark PimentelPublished in: The American journal of gastroenterology (2022)
Our findings identify distinct gut microtypes linked to breath gas patterns in IBS-C and IBS-D subjects, driven by methanogens such as M. smithii and H 2 S producers such as Fusobacterium and Desulfovibrio spp, respectively.