Table 1 Predicted minimal microbiomes

From: Designing function-specific minimal microbiomes from large microbial communities

Community

Size

High fibre diet

Western diet

  

BPR

μ

BPR

μ

Gut microbial community

9

10.958

3.646

8.775

3.643

Minimal microbiome

2

8.766

2.917

7.020

2.915

DbMM

10

1.085

1.478

0.980

1.348

Minimal microbiome

3

0.619

1.171

0.793

1.151

Synthetic therapeutic consortium

17

1.588

4.138

1.619

4.149

Minimal microbiome

3

0.734

3.369

0.899

3.413

  1. Table shows three example communities from literature, and predicted minimal microbiomes.
  2. BPR Butyrate production rate (mmol/gDW-h); μ, growth rate (h−1).
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