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ReviewComputational and structural biotechnology journal2020

Inferring composition and function of the human gut microbiome in time and space: A review of genome-scale metabolic modelling tools.

Álvaro Altamirano, Pedro A Saa, Daniel Garrido

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Review in Computational and structural biotechnology journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Deciphering and designing microbial communities by genome-scale metabolic modelling.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2024
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  10. Impact of Contaminants on Microbiota: Linking the Gut-Brain Axis with Neurotoxicity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  11. Modeling approaches for probing cross-feeding interactions in the human gut microbiome.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Álvaro AltamiranoDepartment of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna, 4860 Santiago, Chile.
Pedro A SaaDepartment of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna, 4860 Santiago, Chile.
Daniel GarridoDepartment of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna, 4860 Santiago, Chile.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human gut hosts a complex community of microorganisms that directly influences gastrointestinal physiology, playing a central role in human health. Because of its importance, the metabolic interplay between the gut microbiome and host metabolism has gained special interest. While there has been great progress in the field driven by metagenomics and experimental studies, the mechanisms underpinning microbial composition and interactions in the microbiome remain poorly understood. Genome-scale metabolic models are mathematical structures capable of describing the metabolic potential of microbial cells. They are thus suitable tools for probing the metabolic properties of microbial communities. In this review, we discuss the most recent and relevant genome-scale metabolic modelling tools for inferring the composition, interactions, and ultimately, biological function of the constituent species of a microbial community with special emphasis in the gut microbiota. Particular attention is given to constraint-based metabolic modelling methods as well as hybrid agent-based methods for capturing the interactions and behavior of the community in time and space. Finally, we discuss the challenges hindering comprehensive modelling of complex microbial communities and its application for the

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PMCPMC7719866

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