Genomics of the genus Bifidobacterium reveals species-specific adaptation to the glycan-rich gut environment

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 980-991

  Milani, Christian ^a   Turroni, Francesca ^a   Duranti, Sabrina ^a   Lugli, Gabriele Andrea ^a   Mancabelli, Leonardo ^a   Ferrario, Chiara ^a   Van Sinderen, Douwe ^b   Ventura, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 84957921950     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03500-15     Document Type: Article

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