Human Gut Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Deploys a Highly Efficient Conserved System To Cross-Feed on β-Mannan-Derived Oligosaccharides
Lars J. Lindstad, Galiana Lo, Shaun Leivers, Zijia Lu, Leszek Michalak, Gabriel Vasconcelos Pereira, Åsmund K. Røhr, Eric C. Martens, Lauren S. McKee, Petra Louis, Sylvia H. Duncan, Bjørge Westereng, Phillip B. Pope, Sabina Leanti La Rosa
Abstract
Commensal butyrate-producing bacteria belonging to the Firmicutes phylum are abundant in the human gut and are crucial for maintaining health. Currently, insight is lacking into how they target otherwise indigestible dietary fibers and into the trophic interactions they establish with other glycan degraders in the competitive gut environment.
Topics & Concepts
Faecalibacterium prausnitziiMannanBacteroides thetaiotaomicronRoseburiaBiologyMicrobiologyGut floraBacteroidesButyrateHuman microbiomeFirmicutesBacteriaBiochemistryMicrobiomePolysaccharideGeneticsFermentation16S ribosomal RNAMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyGut microbiota and healthProbiotics and Fermented Foods