Bifidobacteria and their role as members of the human gut microbiota
| dc.contributor.author | O'Callaghan, Amy | |
| dc.contributor.author | van Sinderen, Douwe | |
| dc.contributor.funder | Science Foundation Ireland | en |
| dc.contributor.funder | Irish Research Council | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-08T10:29:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-08T10:29:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-06 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2017-03-08T10:24:37Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Members of the genus Bifidobacterium are among the first microbes to colonize the human gastrointestinal tract and are believed to exert positive health benefits on their host. Due to their purported health-promoting properties, bifidobacteria have been incorporated into many functional foods as active ingredients. Bifidobacteria naturally occur in a range of ecological niches that are either directly or indirectly connected to the animal gastrointestinal tract, such as the human oral cavity, the insect gut and sewage. To be able to survive in these particular ecological niches, bifidobacteria must possess specific adaptations to be competitive. Determination of genome sequences has revealed genetic attributes that may explain bifidobacterial ecological fitness, such as metabolic abilities, evasion of the host adaptive immune system and colonization of the host through specific appendages. However, genetic modification is crucial toward fully elucidating the mechanisms by which bifidobacteria exert their adaptive abilities and beneficial properties. In this review we provide an up to date summary of the general features of bifidobacteria, whilst paying particular attention to the metabolic abilities of this species. We also describe methods that have allowed successful genetic manipulation of bifidobacteria. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Science Foundation Ireland (Grant Number SFI/12/RC/2273); Irish Research Council (Enterprise Partnership Scheme) | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Published Version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | O'Callaghan, A. and van Sinderen, D. (2016) 'Bifidobacteria and Their Role as Members of the Human Gut Microbiota', Frontiers in Microbiology, 7(925). doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.00925 | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00925 | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 925-23 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1664-302X | |
| dc.identifier.journaltitle | Frontiers In Microbiology | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 925-1 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/3753 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 7 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | en |
| dc.rights | © 2016 O'Callaghan and van Sinderen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | en |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Bifidobacterium | en |
| dc.subject | Carbohydrate metabolism | en |
| dc.subject | Genetic modification | en |
| dc.subject | Probiotics | en |
| dc.subject | Microbe-host interaction | en |
| dc.title | Bifidobacteria and their role as members of the human gut microbiota | en |
| dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
