Human gut Faecalibacterium prausnitzii deploy a highly efficient conserved system to cross-feed on β-mannan-derived oligosaccharides
L. J. Lindstad, G. Lo, S. A. Leivers, Z. Lu, L. Michalak, G. Vasconcelos Pereira, A. K. Rohr, E. Martens, L. S. McKee, S. Duncan, B. Westereng, P. B. Pope, S. L. La Rosa
This study identifies a conserved system in Faecalibacterium prausnitzii that enables efficient cross-feeding on β-mannan-derived oligosaccharides, enhancing butyrate production in the human gut.
bioRxiv · Dec 23, 2020Microbiology