Table 1.

Phylogenetic and Metabolic Features of the Members of the SIM

SIM Bacterium	Phylum	Metabolic Function	Produced Metabolites	References
Akkermansia muciniphila: DSM 22959	Verrucomicrobia	mucin degradation	acetate, propionate	Derrien et al. (2004)
Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron: ATCC 29148	Bacteroidetes	polysaccharide breakdown; mucin	acetate, propionate, succinate	Martens et al., 2008, Xu et al., 2003
Bifidobacterium adolescentis: L2-32	Actinobacteria	di- and oligosaccharide breakdown	acetate, lactate	Duranti et al., 2016, Marquet et al., 2009, Pokusaeva et al., 2011
Collinsella aerofaciens: DSM 3979	Actinobacteria	di- and oligosaccharide breakdown	acetate, lactate, formate, H2	Flint et al., 2012, Kageyama and Benno, 2000
Desulfovibrio piger: DSM 749	Proteobacteria	sulfate reducer, lactate user	acetate, H2S	Marquet et al. (2009)
Eubacterium hallii: L2-7	Firmicutes	di- and monosaccharide breakdown; lactate user	butyrate	Duncan et al., 2004b, Scott et al., 2014
Eubacterium rectale: A1-86	Firmicutes	oligosaccharide breakdown; acetate user	butyrate, lactate, formate, H2	Duncan and Flint, 2008, Duncan et al., 2008
Prevotella copri: DSM 18205	Bacteroidetes	polysaccharide breakdown	succinate, H2	Flint et al., 2012, Hayashi et al., 2007, Kovatcheva-Datchary et al., 2015
Roseburia inulinivorans: A2-194	Firmicutes	oligosaccharide breakdown	butyrate, propionate	Duncan et al., 2006, Scott et al., 2006
Ruminococcus bromii: L2-63	Firmicutes	polysaccharide breakdown	acetate, formate, H2	Crost et al., 2018, Ze et al., 2012