Component
Rat/microbial glyphosate response with environmental aromatic amino acids
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it does
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What acts on it
Environmental aromatic-amino-acid availability modified bacterial susceptibility in the two-week glyphosate study.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary indexed abstract reviewed; full results, tables and supplements not independently extracted.
- experimental_model
- Nielsen 2018 rats and microbial nutrient-context assays.
- interpretation_status
- Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
- limitations
- No universal gut effect threshold or assertion that every metabolic function remained unchanged.
- plain_language
- Environmental aromatic-amino-acid availability modified bacterial susceptibility in the two-week glyphosate study.
- primary_references
- Glyphosate has limited short-term effects on commensal bacterial community composition in the gut environment due to sufficient aromatic amino acid levels. | 2018 | DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.10.016 | PMID 29096310 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29096310/ | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.10.016
- source_locator
- Reviewed reference lines 35-35; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.
Shikimic acid: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 35–35
Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Nielsen 2018 rats and microbial nutrient-context assays. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
**Nutrient environment changes glyphosate sensitivity.** Nielsen 2018 tested pure glyphosate and Glyfonova 450 PLUS in rats for two weeks, including 25 mg/kg/day. Community-composition effects were limited in that setting; bacterial responses depended on available aromatic amino acids. This is not a blanket null for every microbial function. The study also reported reduced acetate and correlations involving intestinal glyphosate concentration and pH. Preserve compound, preparation, duration and nutrient conditions instead of declaring all bacteria uniformly resistant or sensitive. [Glyphosate has limited short-term effects on commensal bacterial community composition in the gut environment due to sufficient aromatic amino acid levels.](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29096310/)
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Situations it appears in
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