Bifidobacterium bifidum: A key member of the early human gut microbiota

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Bifidobacterium bifidum: A key member of the early human gut microbiota

Turroni, Francesca; Duranti, Sabrina; Milani, Christian; Lugli, Gabriele Andrea; van Sinderen, Douwe; Ventura, Marco
Date: 2019-11-09
Copyright: ©2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Citation: Turroni, F., Duranti, S., Milani, C., Lugli, G. A., van Sinderen, D. and Ventura, M. (2019) 'Bifidobacterium bifidum: A Key Member of the Early Human Gut Microbiota', Microorganisms, 7(11), 544. (13pp.) doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7110544
Published Version: 10.3390/microorganisms7110544

Abstract:

Bifidobacteria typically represent the most abundant bacteria of the human gut microbiota in healthy breast-fed infants. Members of the Bifidobacterium bifidum species constitute one of the dominant taxa amongst these bifidobacterial communities and have been shown to display notable physiological and genetic features encompassing adhesion to epithelia as well as metabolism of host-derived glycans. In the current review, we discuss current knowledge concerning particular biological characteristics of the B. bifidum species that support its specific adaptation to the human gut and their implications in terms of supporting host health.

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©2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as ©2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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