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How gut bugs turn plant stuff into healthy chemicals
Original Title
Genetic basis for the cooperative bioactivation of plant lignans by Eggerthella lenta and other human gut bacteria
doi:10.1038/s41564-019-0596-120%
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Methodology score · 20/100
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Your gut bacteria help turn healthy plant foods into special chemicals that might protect you from disease. This study found exactly which tiny parts in certain bacteria do the job.
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Authors
Bess EN, Bisanz JE, Yarza F, Bustion A, Rich BE, Li X, Kitamura S, Waligurski E, Ang QY, Alba DL, Spanogiannopoulos P, Nayfach S, Koliwad SK, Wolan DW, Franke AA, Turnbaugh PJ