O2-inducible H2O2-forming NADPH oxidase is responsible for the hyper O2 sensitivity of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis

Abstract Bifidobacteria are beneficial anaerobes, and their O2 sensitivity levels differ among species as a function of unknown molecular mechanisms. Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis (B. infantis), a predominant colonizer of the gastrointestinal tract of infants, showed a hyper O2-sensitiv...

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Main Authors: Kunifusa Tanaka, Takumi Satoh, Jun Kitahara, Saori Uno, Izumi Nomura, Yasunobu Kano, Tohru Suzuki, Youichi Niimura, Shinji Kawasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29030-4