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Performed the data analysis: Hibberd AA
Carried out the experiments to show vitamin B -dependent production of propionate: Kane H
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The work was funded in its entirety by IFF Health and Biosciences (https://iff-health.com/).

Conflicts of interest
Kumar R, Hasselwander O, Kane H and Hibberd AA are employees of IFF Health and Biosciences and are
co-inventors on patent applications in the field of next-generation probiotics.

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