A microbial protein that alleviates metabolic syndrome

To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. A recent study shows that pasteurization of Akkermansia muciniphila enhances the bacterium’s ability to reduce fat mass and metabolic syndrome in mice with diet-induced obesity, and that Amuc_1100*, a thermostable outer-membrane protein of A. muciniphila, can reproduce these beneficial effects.