The endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidases (ENGases) are an enzyme class (EC 3.2. 1.96)
produced by a range of organisms, ranging from bacteria, through fungi, to higher order …

Bacterial chitinases (EC 3.2. 1.14) and chitin-binding proteins (CBPs) play a fundamental
role in the degradation of the ubiquitous biopolymer chitin, and the degradation products …

Glycans are the major carbon sources available to the human colonic microbiota. Numerous
N-glycosylated proteins are found in the human gut, from both dietary and host sources …

Milk, in addition to nourishing the neonate, provides a range of complex glycans whose
construction ensures a specific enrichment of key members of the gut microbiota in the …

Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a major bacterial pathogen responsible for both local and
systemic infections in humans. The molecular mechanisms that contribute to disease …

Enterococcus faecalis, a ubiquitous member of the healthy human gut microbiota, is also a
common opportunistic pathogen and leading cause of nosocomial infections. This tenacious …

Human milk is a unique and complex fluid that provides infant nutrition and delivers an array
of bioactive molecules that serve various functions. Glycans, abundant in milk, can be found …

Breastfeeding is one of the main factors guiding the composition of the infant gut microbiota
in the first months of life. This process is shaped in part by the high amounts of human milk …

Little information exists for the ability of enterococci to utilize chitin as a carbon source. We
show that Enterococcus faecalis V583 can grow on chitin, and we describe two proteins, a …

Many bacteria have evolved ways to interact with glycosylation functions of the immune
system of their hosts. Streptococcus pyogenes [GAS (group A Streptococcus)] secretes the …