Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis utilizes human milk urea to recycle nitrogen within the infant gut microbiome

Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis utilizes human milk urea to recycle nitrogen within the infant gut microbiome

ABSTRACTHuman milk guides the structure and function of microbial commensal communities that colonize the nursing infant gut. Indigestible molecules dissolved in human milk establish a microbiome often dominated by bifidobacteria capable of utilizing these substrates. Interestingly, urea accounts fo...

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Main Authors: Xiaomeng You, Asha Rani, Ezgi Özcan, Yang Lyu, David A. Sela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Gut Microbes
Subjects:
Microbiota
human milk
urea
bifidobacteria
nitrogen metabolism
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19490976.2023.2192546

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