PS4 - 5. Administration of Eubacterium hallii improves insulin sensitivity and degree of liversteatosis in male db/db mice

The development of obesity and type 2 diabetes is associated with substantial changes in the composition of (small) intestinal microbiota. Using lean donor fecal transplantations in subjects with metabolic syndrome, we showed that improvement in insulin sensitivity associated with increased levels in small intestinal mucosal biopsies of Eubacterium hallii (an anaerobic butyrate producing bacteria belonging to Clostridium cluster XIVa).