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Mucin glycan foraging in the human gut microbiome

The availability of host and dietary carbohydrates in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays a key role in shaping the structure-function of the microbiota. In particular, some gut bacteria have the ability to forage on glycans provided by the mucus layer covering the GI tract. The O-glycan structure...

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Autores principales: Tailford, Louise E., Crost, Emmanuelle H., Kavanaugh, Devon, Juge, Nathalie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4365749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25852737
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2015.00081