Butyrate Producers

Butyrate supports colonocytes, gut barrier integrity, mucus production, immune modulation, motility, mineral absorption, metabolic signaling, and anti-cancer effects. Low butyrate producers are frequently observed together with low secretory IgA. Butyrate is a postbiotic short-chain fatty acid produced by gut microorganisms. Butyrate lowers colonic pH, which favors F. prausnitzii and Roseburia and can promote additional butyrate production. Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and Roseburia are butyrate-producing commensal bacteria located on page two of the GI Map.