Molecular basis of an agarose metabolic pathway acquired by a human intestinal symbiont
oleh: Benjamin Pluvinage, Julie M. Grondin, Carolyn Amundsen, Leeann Klassen, Paul E. Moote, Yao Xiao, Dallas Thomas, Nicholas A. Pudlo, Anuoluwapo Anele, Eric C. Martens, G. Douglas Inglis, Richard E. R. Uwiera, Alisdair B. Boraston, D. Wade Abbott
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2018-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Polysaccharides are the primary structural cell wall and energy storage molecules of seaweed. Here, the authors show how the geographically restricted dietary polysaccharide agarose is selectively utilized by the human intestinal bacterium Bacteroides uniformis, providing insight into how carbohydrate metabolism evolves within the human microbiome.