Akkermansia muciniphila: paradigm for next-generation beneficial microorganisms

Akkermansia muciniphila: paradigm for next-generation beneficial microorganisms

Ever since Akkermansia muciniphila was discovered and characterized two decades ago, numerous studies have shown that the lack or decreased abundance of this commensal bacterium was linked with multiple diseases (such as obesity, diabetes, liver steatosis, inflammation and response to cancer immunotherapies). Although primarily based on simple associations, there are nowadays an increasing number of studies moving from correlations to causality.…

© Weinberger et al. / Evolutionary Microbiology /CC-by 4.0 In the intestinal microbiome, a new species of archaea was discovered that produces amber acid.