Production of α-galactosylceramide by a prominent member of the human gut microbiota.

Production of α-galactosylceramide by a prominent member of the human gut microbiota.

While the human gut microbiota are suspected to produce diffusible small molecules that modulate host signaling pathways, few of these molecules have been identified. Species of Bacteroides and their relatives, which often comprise >50% of the gut community, are unusual among bacteria in that the...

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Main Authors: Laura C Wieland Brown, Cristina Penaranda, Purna C Kashyap, Brianna B Williams, Jon Clardy, Mitchell Kronenberg, Justin L Sonnenburg, Laurie E Comstock, Jeffrey A Bluestone, Michael A Fischbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-07-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3712910?pdf=render

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