Comparative genomic analysis of the human gut microbiome reveals a broad distribution of metabolic pathways for the degradation of host-synthetized mucin glycans and utilization of mucin-derived monosaccharides

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue AUG, 2017, Pages

  Ravcheev, Dmitry A ^a   Thiele, Ines ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate utilization; Comparative genomics; Human gut microbiome; Metabolism reconstruction; Mucin glycans

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE 1 PHOSPHATE; FRUCTOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; FUCOSE; GLYCAN; MONOSACCHARIDE; MUCIN; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; RHAMNOSE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; BACTEROIDETES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM AMMONIAGENES; DIETARY FIBER; FIRMICUTES; FUCA GENE; FUCK GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENOME ANALYSIS; GNBG GENE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACHNOSPIRACEAE; MICROBIAL GENOME; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NAGA GENE; NAGB GENE; NONHUMAN; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PHYLOGENY; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEOBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 85043767464     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2017.00111     Document Type: Article

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