Expression of the blood-group-related glycosyltransferase B4galnt2 influences the intestinal microbiota in mice

ISME Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1345-1355

  Staubach, Fabian ^a,b   Künzel, Sven ^a   Baines, Andrea C ^c   Yee, Andrew ^d   McGee, Beth M ^e   Bäckhed, Fredrik ^f   Baines, John F ^a,g   Johnsen, Jill M ^h,i  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^h PUGET SOUND BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

B4galnt2; blood group; glycosylation; intestine; microbiota; mouse

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; BETA 1,4 N ACETYL GALACTOSAMINYL TRANSFERASE 2; BETA-1,4-N-ACETYL-GALACTOSAMINYL TRANSFERASE 2; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BLOOD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MUCUS; RODENT; SIBLING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; C57BL MOUSE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GERMFREE ANIMAL; INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; FEMALE; INTESTINES; MALE; METAGENOME; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASES; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 84862623932     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.204     Document Type: Article

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