Gut microbiota as a target in the bone health of livestock and poultry: roles of short-chain fatty acids

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Table 1 Gut microbiota for the synthesis of SCFAs

Phylum	Family	Genus/Species	SCFAs	References
Actinobacteria	Bifidobacteriaceae	Bifidobacterium adolescentis	Propionic acid	Reichardt et al. 2014
		Bifidobacterium spp.	Acetic acid	Reichardt et al. 2014
Bacteroidetes	Bacteroidaceae	Bacteroides fragilis	Propionic acid Butyric acid	Scott et al. 2006; Reichardt et al. 2014; Tang et al. 2019
		Bacteroides spp.	Acetic acid Propionic acid
		Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron	Propionic acid Butyric acid
	Prevotellaceae	Prevotella stercorea	Acetic acid Valeric acid	Hayashi et al. 2007
Firmicutes	Streptococcaceae	Streptococcus spp.	Acetic acid	Scott et al. 2006; Louis et al. 2014
	Clostridiaceae	Clostridium beijerickii	Propionic acid Butyric acid	Scott et al. 2006; Rey et al. 2010; Shetty et al. 2013; Van et al. 2013; Louis et al. 2014; Reichardt et al. 2014
		Clostridium botulinum	Propionic acid Butyric acid
		Clostridium butyricum	Butyric acid
	Lachnospiraceae	Coprococcus comes	Propionic acid Butyric acid
		Coprococcus eutactus	Propionic acid Butyric acid
	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera elsdenii	Acetic acid Propionic acid Butyric acid Valeric acid	Shetty et al. 2013; Louis et al. 2014
		Megasphaera spp.	Acetic acid Propionic acid Butyric acid Valeric acid	Shetty et al. 2013; Louis et al. 2014
Proteobacteria	Enterobacteriaceae	Salmonella spp.	Propionic acid	Shetty et al. 2013
Verrucomicrobia	Verrucomicrobiaceae	Akkermansia muciniphila	Acetic acid Propionic acid	Van et al. 2013