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Bacterial amylases enable glycogen degradation by the vaginal microbiome

The human vaginal microbiota is frequently dominated by lactobacilli and transition to a more diverse community of anaerobic microbes is associated with health risks. Glycogen released by lysed epithelial cells is believed to be an important nutrient source in the vagina. However, the mechanism by w...

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Autores principales: Jenkins, Dominick J., Woolston, Benjamin M., Hood-Pishchany, M. Indriati, Pelayo, Paula, Konopaski, Alyssa N., Quinn Peters, M., France, Michael T., Ravel, Jacques, Mitchell, Caroline M., Rakoff-Nahoum, Seth, Whidbey, Christopher, Balskus, Emily P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10465358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37563289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01447-2