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Akkermansia muciniphila

Bacterium of the intestinal mucus layer, associated with a better barrier and a better metabolic profile. It does not produce butyrate itself: it cross-feeds those that do.
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Scientific evidence
Low-moderate
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0
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Akkermansia muciniphila

Supplement · Highest evidence: Low-moderate

It degrades mucin and releases substrates that other bacteria convert into butyrate; hence its relationship to intestinal permeability.

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