Matters Microbial #87: Dietary Protein and the Microbiome April 17, 2025

Today, Dr. Manuel Kleiner, Associate Professor of Microbiomes and Complex Microbial Communities at North Carolina State University,  joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how diet can influence the microbiome in fascinating ways.

Host: Mark O. Martin

Guest: Manuel Kleiner

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• An overview of “pink pigmented facultative methylotrophs,” which can lead to wonderful “leaf prints.”
• Gnotobiotic versus “germ-free” animals.
• A solid review of the gut microbiome and the relationship to health.
• An article describing how proteins are digested by the microbiota.
• A description of glycan degrading enzymes and the gut microbiome.
• An overview of mucin.
• Description of metaproteomics by Dr. Kleiner.
• Description of metagenomics.
• Gut microbiota and dysbiosis.
• An overview of inflammatory bowel disease.
• An overview of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron.
• An overview of Akkermansia muciniphila.
• The possibility of microbes “farming” us for mucus!
• The wide ranging and deeply fascinating website for Dr. Kleiner’s research group.
• Dr. Kleiner’s faculty website.

Intro music is by Reber Clark

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