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A gut bacterial pathway metabolizes aromatic amino acids into nine circulating metabolites

Abstract

A pathway for the production of aromatic amino acid metabolites in Clostridium sporogenes is described; modulation of serum levels of these metabolites in gnotobiotic mice affects intestinal permeability and systemic immunity.

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