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Utilisation of Mucin Glycans by the Human Gut Symbiont Ruminococcus gnavus Is Strain-Dependent

Commensal bacteria often have an especially rich source of glycan-degrading enzymes which allow them to utilize undigested carbohydrates from the food or the host. The species Ruminococcus gnavus is present in the digestive tract of ≥90% of humans and has been implicated in gut-related diseases such...

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Autores principales: Crost, Emmanuelle H., Tailford, Louise E., Le Gall, Gwenaelle, Fons, Michel, Henrissat, Bernard, Juge, Nathalie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3808388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24204617
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076341