1. Preferential use of plant glycans for growth by Bacteroides ovatus
- Author
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Tracey J. Bell, Ian M. Sims, Gerald W. Tannock, and Manuela Centanni
- Subjects
chemistry.chemical_classification ,0303 health sciences ,Glycan ,BACTEROIDES OVATUS ,biology ,030306 microbiology ,Chemistry ,Plants ,Polysaccharide ,Microbiology ,Gut microbiome ,Gastrointestinal Microbiome ,carbohydrates (lipids) ,Gastrointestinal Tract ,03 medical and health sciences ,Infectious Diseases ,Human gut ,Biochemistry ,Polysaccharides ,biology.protein ,Bacteroides ,Humans ,030304 developmental biology - Abstract
B. ovatus is a member of the human gut microbiota with a broad capability to degrade complex glycans. Here we show that B. ovatus degrades plant polysaccharides in a preferential order, and that glycan structural complexity plays a role in determining the prioritisation of polysaccharide usage.
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- 2020