2022 journal article

Exchange of Vitamin B-1 and Its Biosynthesis Intermediates Shapes the Composition of Synthetic Microbial Cocultures and Reveals Complexities of Nutrient Sharing

JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 204(4).

By: R. Sathe *, R. Paerl n  & A. Hazra *

author keywords: HMP; nutrient exchange; synthetic microbial coculture; thiamin; thiazole; vitamin B-1
MeSH headings : Coculture Techniques; Escherichia coli / genetics; Escherichia coli / metabolism; Nutrients; Thiamine; Thiazoles / metabolism; Vitamins / metabolism
TL;DR: The exchange of vitamin B1 (thiamin) and its intermediates between microbes within synthetic cocultures of Escherichia coli and Vibrio anguillarum revealed that there exist specific patterns for thiamin metabolism and exchange among these microbes and underscores the importance of the exchange of essential metabolites as a defining factor in building and modulating synthetic or natural microbial communities. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Vitamin B 1 (thiamin) is an essential nutrient for cellular metabolism. Microorganisms that are unable to synthesize thiamin either fully or in part exogenously obtain it from their environment or via exchanges with other microbial members in their community.