Phylum | Family | Genus | Substrates | Metabolism | End products |
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Actinobacteria | Bifidobacteriaceae | Bifidobacterium | Dietary carbohydrates HMO Mucin | Bifid shunt pathway | Acetate Ethanol Formate Lactate |
Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidaceae | Bacteroides | Dietary carbohydrates HMO Mucin Proteins Succinate | 1,2-Propanediol pathwayI Acetate production Ethanol production Succinate pathway | 1,2-Propanediol Acetate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Ethanol Formate Propionate Succinate |
 | Porphyromonadaceae | Parabacteroides W | Dietary carbohydrates Proteins Succinate | Acetate production Succinate pathway | Acetate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Formate Propionate Succinate |
 | Prevotellaceae | Prevotella NW | Dietary carbohydrates Proteins Succinate | Acetate production Succinate pathwayI/A | Acetate Formate Propionate Succinate |
 | Rikencellaceae | Alistipes W | Dietary carbohydrates Proteins Succinate | Acetate production Succinate pathway | Acetate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Formate Propionate Succinate |
Firmicutes | Clostridiaceae | Clostridium (Clostridium cluster I) | Ethanol and Propionate Lactate Proteins Saccharides | 1,2-Propanediol pathwayI Acetate production Acrylate pathway Butyrate kinase pathway Ethanol production Lactate production Valerate production | 1,2-Propanediol Acetate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Ethanol Formate Lactate Propionate Butyrate Valerate |
 | Eubacteriaceae | Eubacterium | Acetate Carbon dioxide and hHydrogen Formate Lactate Methanol Proteins Saccharides | Acetogenesis Acetate production Butyryl c CoA transferase pathway Ethanol production Lactate production | Acetate Butyrate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Ethanol Formate Lactate |
 | Erysipelotrichaceae | Erysipelatoclostridium | Proteins Saccharides | Acetate production Lactate production | Acetate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Formate Lactate |
 | Lachnospiraceae | Blautia (Clostridium cluster XIVa) | 1,2-Propanediol Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Dietary carbohydrates Formate Mucin | 1,2-Propanediol pathway Acetogenesis Acetate production Ethanol production Lactate production Succinate pathwayI | Acetate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Ethanol Formate Lactate Propanol Propionate Succinate |
 |  | Coprococcus (Clostridium cluster XIVa) | Acetate Dietary carbohydrates Lactate | Acrylate pathway Butyrate kinase pathway Butyryl CoA:acetyl CoA transferase pathway Ethanol production Lactate production | Acetate Butyrate Ethanol Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Formate Lactate Propionate |
 |  | Dorea (Clostridium cluster XIVa) | Dietary carbohydrates | Acetate production Ethanol production Lactate production | Acetate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Ethanol Formate Lactate |
 |  | Lachnoclostridium (Clostridium cluster XIVa) | Proteins Saccharides | Acetate production Butyrate kinase pathway Ethanol production Lactate production | Acetate Butyrate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Ethanol Formate Lactate |
 |  | Roseburia (Clostridium cluster XIVa) | 1,2-Propanediol Acetate Dietary carbohydrates | 1,2-Propanediol pathway Acetate production Butyryl CoA:acetyl CoA transferase pathway Ethanol production Lactate production | Acetate Butyrate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Ethanol Formate Lactate Propanol Propionate |
 | Lactobacillaceae | Lactobacillus | 1,2-Propanediol Saccharides | 1,2-Propanediol pathway Acetate production Ethanol production Lactate production | Acetate Ethanol Formate Lactate Propanol Propionate |
 | Ruminococcaceae | Faecalibacterium (Clostridium cluster IV) | Acetate | Butyryl CoA:acetyl CoA transferase pathway | Butyrate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Formate |
 |  | Ruminiclostridium W (Specifically Clostridium cluster IV, which is currently grouped with Clostridium cluster III) | Dietary carbohydrates Proteins | Acetate production Butyrate kinase pathway Ethanol production Lactate production | Acetate Butyrate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Ethanol Formate Lactate |
 |  | Ruminococcus (Clostridium cluster IV) | Dietary carbohydrates | Acetate production Ethanol production Lactate production Succinate pathwayI | Acetate Ethanol Formate Lactate Succinate |
 | Streptococcaceae | Streptococcus NW | Mucin Saccharides | Acetate production Ethanol production Lactate production | Acetate Ethanol Formate Lactate |
 | Veillonellaceae | Veillonella | 1,2-Propanediol Lactate Proteins Saccharides Succinate | 1,2-Propanediol pathway Acetate production Lactate production Succinate pathway | Acetate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Formate Lactate Propanol Propionate Succinate |
Proteobacteria | Enterobacteriaceae | Escherichia | Proteins Saccharides | 1,2-Propanediol pathwayI 2,3-Butanediol production Acetate production Ethanol production Lactate production Succinate pathwayI | 1,2-Propanediol 2,3-Butanediol Acetate Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen Ethanol Formate Lactate Succinate |