<named-content content-type="genus-species">Bifidobacterium dentium</named-content> Fortifies the Intestinal Mucus Layer via Autophagy and Calcium Signaling Pathways

ABSTRACT Much remains unknown about how the intestinal microbiome interfaces with the protective intestinal mucus layer. Bifidobacterium species colonize the intestinal mucus layer and can modulate mucus production by goblet cells. However, select Bifidobacterium strains can also degrade protective...

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Main Authors: Melinda A. Engevik, Berkley Luk, Alexandra L. Chang-Graham, Anne Hall, Beatrice Herrmann, Wenly Ruan, Bradley T. Endres, Zhongcheng Shi, Kevin W. Garey, Joseph M. Hyser, James Versalovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-06-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01087-19