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Metabolomics and feeding experiments demonstrate the host’s active role in sharing organic acids with a gut microbiota member, revealing host–microbe interactions that foster symbiosis.

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Fig. 1: Host metabolites support microbial growth in the gut.

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  1. Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany

    Dolma Michellod & Manuel Liebeke

  2. Department for Metabolomics, Institute for Human Nutrition and Food Science, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Manuel Liebeke

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Michellod, D., Liebeke, M. Host–microbe metabolic dialogue. Nat Microbiol 9, 318–319 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01592-8

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