Table 2 Names of SCFA producers and their metabolites.

From: Gut microbiota and BMI throughout childhood: the role of firmicutes, bacteroidetes, and short-chain fatty acid producers

Phylum

Genus

SCFA produced

Actinobacteria

Bifidobacterium

Acetate

Bacteroidetes

Alistipes

Propionate

Bacteroidetes

Bacteroides

Propionate

Bacteroidetes

Prevotella

Propionate

Firmicutes

Anaerostipes

Butyrate

Firmicutes

Blautia

Propionate

Firmicutes

Coprococcus

Propionate and butyrate

Firmicutes

Dialister

Propionate

Firmicutes

Eubacterium hallii group

Propionate and butyrate

Firmicutes

Eubacterium rectale group

Butyrate

Firmicutes

Faecalibacterium

Butyrate

Firmicutes

Holdemanella

Butyrate

Firmicutes

Phascolarctobacterium

Propionate

Firmicutes

Roseburia

Propionate and butyrate

Firmicutes

Subdoligranulum

Butyrate

Proteobacteria

Desulfovibrio

Acetate

Verrucomicrobia

Akkermansia

Propionate and acetate