Microbial pathways in colonic sulfur metabolism and links with health and disease

Sulfur is both crucial to life and a potential threat to health. While colonic sulfur metabolism mediated by eukaryotic cells is relatively well studied, much less is known about sulfur metabolism within gastrointestinal microbes. Sulfated compounds in the colon are either of inorganic (e.g., sulfat...

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Main Authors: Franck eCarbonero, Ann C. Benefiel, Amir H. Alizadeh-Ghamsari, H. Rex eGaskins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00448/full