Steimle, A.; Neumann, M.; Grant, E.T.; Turner, J.D.; Desai, M.S. Concentrated Raw Fibers Enhance the Fiber-Degrading Capacity of a Synthetic Human Gut Microbiome. Int. J. Mol. Sci.2021, 22, 6855.
Steimle, A.; Neumann, M.; Grant, E.T.; Turner, J.D.; Desai, M.S. Concentrated Raw Fibers Enhance the Fiber-Degrading Capacity of a Synthetic Human Gut Microbiome. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 6855.
Steimle, A.; Neumann, M.; Grant, E.T.; Turner, J.D.; Desai, M.S. Concentrated Raw Fibers Enhance the Fiber-Degrading Capacity of a Synthetic Human Gut Microbiome. Int. J. Mol. Sci.2021, 22, 6855.
Steimle, A.; Neumann, M.; Grant, E.T.; Turner, J.D.; Desai, M.S. Concentrated Raw Fibers Enhance the Fiber-Degrading Capacity of a Synthetic Human Gut Microbiome. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 6855.
Abstract
Consumption of prebiotic fibers to modulate the human gut microbiome is a promising strategy to positively impact health. Nevertheless, given the compositional complexity of the microbiome and its inter-individual variances, generalized recommendations on the source or amount of fiber supplements remain vague. This problem is further compounded by availability of tractable in vitro and in vivo models to validate certain fibers. We employed a gnotobiotic mouse model containing an a priori characterized 14-member synthetic human gut microbiome (SM) for their ability to metabolize a suit of fibers in vitro; the SM contains 14 different strains belonging to five distinct phyla. Since soluble purified fibers have been a common subject of studies, we specifically investigated the effects of concentrated raw fibers (CRFs)—containing fibers from pea, oat, psyllium, wheat and apple—on the compositional and functional alterations in the SM. We demonstrate that, compared to a fiber-free diet, CRF supplementation increased the abundance of fiber-degraders namely Eubacteriumrectale, Roseburiaintestinalis and Bacteroides ovatus and decreased the abundance of the mucin-degrader Akkermansia muciniphila. These results were corroborated by a general increase of bacterial fiber-degrading α-glucosidase enzyme activity. Overall, our results highlight the ability of CRFs to enhance the microbial fiber-degrading capacity.
Biology and Life Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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