Exploring amino acid auxotrophy in Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010

The acquisition and assimilation strategies followed by members of the infant gut microbiota to retrieve nitrogen from the gut lumen are still largely unknown. In particular, no information on these metabolic processes is available regarding bifidobacteria, which are among the first microbial coloni...

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Main Authors: Chiara eFerrario, Sabrina eDuranti, Christian eMilani, Leonardo eMancabelli, gabriele elugli, Francesca eTurroni, Marta eMangifesta, Alice eViappiani, Maria Cristina eOssiprandi, Douwe eVan Sinderen, Marco eVentura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01331/full