Maternal fucosyltransferase 2 status affects the gut bifidobacterial communities of breastfed infants

BACKGROUND: Individuals with inactive alleles of the fucosyltransferase 2 gene (FUT2; termed the ‘secretor’ gene) are common in many populations. Some members of the genus Bifidobacterium, common infant gut commensals, are known to consume 2′-fucosylated glycans found in the breast milk of secretor...

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Autores principales: Lewis, Zachery T, Totten, Sarah M, Smilowitz, Jennifer T, Popovic, Mina, Parker, Evan, Lemay, Danielle G, Van Tassell, Maxwell L, Miller, Michael J, Jin, Yong-Su, German, J Bruce, Lebrilla, Carlito B, Mills, David A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4412032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25922665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-015-0071-z

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