The metabolic and ecological interactions of oxalate-degrading bacteria in the mammalian gut

Pathogens

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 636-652

  Miller, Aaron W ^a   Dearing, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Gut microbiota; Oxalate; Oxalate degrading bacteria; Plant secondary compounds

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEINS AND BINDING PROTEINS; OXALATE TRANSPORTER; OXALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANION TRANSPORT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUBACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; MAMMAL; METABOLIC REGULATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; OXALOBACTER FORMIGENES; PH; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84907481534     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20760817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens2040636     Document Type: Review

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