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Coculture of Collinsella aerofaciens and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron under bile acid stress reveals vitamin B6 exchange

Wang, Y.; Haange, S.-B.; Gamarra, A. M.; Lenicek, M.; Maier, D.; Plail, R.; Seidl, H.; Kaleta, C.; Rolle-Kampczyk, U.; Jehmlich, N.; von Bergen, M.

2026-08-03 microbiology
10.64898/2026.08.03.742426 bioRxiv
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Although bile acid-mediated microbiome-host interactions are known to shape gut microbial composition and function, the mechanisms by which bile acid stress influences microbial metabolic interactions remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated the interaction between two key gut microbes, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Collinsella aerofaciens, under deoxycholic acid (DCA) stress. In anaerobic coculture, C. aerofaciens mitigated the inhibitory effects of DCA on B. thetaiotaomicron, primarily through DCA uptake from the medium, as confirmed by DCA quantification. Proteomic analysis showed that DCA broadly disrupted amino acid and vitamin metabolism, particularly in B. thetaiotaomicron. In contrast, coculture promoted widespread metabolic activation in C. aerofaciens, including enhanced vitamin B6 metabolism and increased production of citrulline and ornithine. These findings suggest that metabolic cooperation enhances resistance to bile acid stress and may contribute to gut microbiome resilience, with potential relevance to liver- and bile acid-related disorders.

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