Predicted fermentation capacity of the gut microbiota influences exercise motivation and neuroendocrine integration
This project aims to investigate the role of the gut microbiota and its fermentative products in voluntary exercise motivation. Using C57BL/6J mice, we combined antibiotic-induced microbiome depletion, germ-free models, and prebiotic fiber supplementation (inulin) to determine how microbial metabolism influences exercise habit acquisition. This dataset contains 16S rRNA gene sequences used to assess microbial community composition and predicted functional capacity (metabolism) across these different experimental cohorts