Bifidobacterium response to lactulose ingestion in the gut relies on a solute-binding protein-dependent ABC transporter
Yoshida et al. investigate the role of an ABC transporter (LT-SBP) in lactulose metabolism and its putative role in enriching the gut microbiota with bifidobacteria that encode this transporter. Their results might help in predicting prebiotics-responder and nonresponder status, helping the clinical...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-05-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02072-7 |