Do Akkermansia mutants underlie the global metabolic disease epidemic?
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: promote bacterial survival while compromising beneficial host interactions, revealing a potential new link between antibiotic-driven microbiome disruption and metabolic disease. The widespread presence of these mutants suggests that they may contribute to the increasing prevalence of metabolic disorders. If validated in diverse global human cohort studies, these mutants could serve as biomarkers of disease susceptibility and as targets for therapeutic intervention.
Source: Gut Microbes
Author: Heenam Stanley Kim
Institutions: Korea University, Korea University
Language: English
Topic: Gut microbiota and health
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,060
Awards: G5343394748, G8407493017
OpenAlex ID: W7118945112