Cell Host & Microbe
Volume 20, Issue 6, 14 December 2016, Pages 691-692
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Microbial Modulation of a Uremic Toxin

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In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Devlin et al. (2016) identify a family of tryptophanases encoded by members of the human gut microbiome and demonstrate that levels of the uremic toxin indoxyl sulfate can be modulated in vivo by altering the abundance of bacteria harboring tryptophanase activity.

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