Butyrate producing Clostridiales utilize distinct human milk oligosaccharides correlating to early colonization and prevalence in the human gut
M. J. Pichler, C. Yamada, B. Shuoker, C. Alvarez-Silva, A. Gotoh, M. L. Leth, E. Schoof, T. Katoh, M. Sakanaka, T. Katayama, C. Jin, N. G. Karlsson, M. Arumugam, S. Fushinobu, M. Abou Hachem
The paper identifies HMO utilization pathways in Roseburia and Eubacterium that enable co-growth with Akkermansia muciniphilia and highlight distinct HMO utilization phylotypes in the early gut microbiota.
bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology