Bifidobacterium infantis utilizes N-acetylglucosamine-containing human milk oligosaccharides as a nitrogen source

ABSTRACTBifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B. infantis) utilizes oligosaccharides secreted in human milk as a carbohydrate source. These human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) integrate the nitrogenous residue N-acetylglucosamine (NAG), although HMO nitrogen utilization has not been described to da...

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Main Authors: Shuqi Li, Xiaomeng You, Asha Rani, Ezgi Özcan, David A. Sela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Gut Microbes
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19490976.2023.2244721