Metabolites produced by gut bacteria under anoxic conditions drive the suppression of Acinetobacter baumannii
Katrin Anja Winter, Lisa Osbelt, Till Robin Lesker, Marie Wende, Éva d. H. Almási, Lea Eisenhard, Leonard Knegendorf, Birte Abt, Jörg Overmann, Michael Hogardt, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Dirk Schlüter, Meina Neumann‐Schaal, Till Strowig
The paper shows that gut bacteria like Klebsiella oxytoca, under anoxic conditions, suppress Acinetobacter baumannii through metabolites from specific carbohydrates like maltose.
bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology