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Alcohol Consumption {50000121}

Record Keys
Definition:
Alcohol Consumption
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Details
Initialisation date:
2019-05-12
Specification:
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Meta Information
Type:
Diet
Host:
 Mouse
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Notes:

- Acute-on-chronic alcohol administration induced shifts in various bacterial phyla in the cecum, including increased Actinobacteria and a reduction in Verrucomicrobia driven entirely by a reduction in the genus Akkermansia. (1)

Shared Reference Notes

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  • [1.2] 
    - gut microbiota responds to #Ethanol-feeding by activating #Acetate dissimilation, not by metabolizing #Ethanol directly. - #Ethanol is not directly metabolized by the gut microbiota, and changes in the gut microbiota linked to #Ethanol are a side effect of elevated #Acetate levels.

References Notes

  • (1) [1.3]