Genotyping and plant-derived glycan utilization analysis of Bifidobacterium strains from mother-infant pairs
Abstract Background Bifidobacteria are important probiotics; some of the beneficial effects of bifidobacteria are achieved by the hydrolysis of glycans in the human gut. However, because the diet of breastfed infants typically lacks plant-derived glycans, in the gut environment of mothers and their...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01962-w |