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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Polysaccharide Utilization Loci"”.
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Characterization of Human Gut Microbiota Dynamics Using Model Communities in Gnotobiotic Mice
… forager that tailors its versatile carbohydrate utilization strategy to the dietary polysaccharides available. The specific carbohydrates that trigger expression of many of this organism's 113 predicted polysaccharide utilization loci were identified by RNA-Seq analysis during in vitro growth on …
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Complex glycan utilization preferences of human gut bacteria
… for the host health. Understanding glycan utilization strategies of the members of this community is essential to maximize beneficial health outcomes obtained from them. In order to investigate how the members of our gut microbiota utilize glycans and activate their respective …
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Polysaccharide utilization by the human colonic bacterium, bacteroides intestinalis DSM 17393
… ferment dietary fiber. These chemically diverse polysaccharides are the main components of the plant cell wall and function as the primary energy source for the microbiota. The dietary polysaccharides are largely indigestible by the digestive enzymes of the host. The phylum Bacteroidetes, one of …