Bacterial #metabolism is important for human health, but most research relies on a few model organisms.
A new study in #PLOSBiology used a systems biology approach to explore the unusual metabolism of the disease-linked gut bacterium Eggerthella lenta. #microbiology
https://plos.io/45nrdCH
Systems biology elucidates the distinctive metabolic niche filled by the human gut microbe Eggerthella lenta

Bacterial metabolism is important for human health, but most mechanistic insight relies on a few model organisms. This study uses a systems biology approach to explore the unusual metabolism of the prevalent and disease-linked gut actinobacterium Eggerthella lenta.