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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |