W. Hashimoto

Mutually Beneficial Symbiosis Between Human and Gut-Dominant Bacteroides Species Through Bacterial Assimilation of Host Mucosubstances

This study shows Bacteroides species dominate the human gut microbiota by degrading mucosubstances like GAGs and mucin, producing metabolites beneficial to human health.

Streptococcal phosphotransferase system imports unsaturated hyaluronan disaccharide derived from host extracellular matrices

This paper identifies the streptococcal phosphotransferase system (PTS) as the importer of unsaturated hyaluronan disaccharide, a fragmented form of host extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycan.