Molecular strategies for the utilisation of human milk oligosaccharides by infant gut-associated bacteria

LJ Kiely, K Busca, JA Lane… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A number of bacterial species are found in high abundance in the faeces of healthy breast-
fed infants, an occurrence that is understood to be, at least in part, due to the ability of these …

Genetic mechanisms of prebiotic carbohydrate metabolism in lactic acid bacteria: Emphasis on Lacticaseibacillus casei and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei as flexible …

Y Cui, X Qu - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Lacticaseibacillus casei and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei are widely
distributed in various environments, and are common residents of the gastrointestinal tracts …

Utilization of Host-Derived Glycans by Intestinal Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium Species

M Zúñiga, V Monedero, MJ Yebra - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Members of the genus Lactobacillus are commonly found at the gastrointestinal tract and
other mucosal surfaces of humans. This genus includes various species with a great number …

Human milk oligosaccharides as bioactive compounds in infant formula: recent advances and trends in synthetic methods

E Pérez-Escalante, S Alatorre-Santamaría… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) have attracted great interest in recent years due to
their role in boosting infants and adults health. According to several in vitro, in vivo and …

Linking human milk oligosaccharide metabolism and early life gut microbiota: Bifidobacteria and beyond

C Lordan, AK Roche, D Delsing, A Nauta… - Microbiology and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are complex, multi-functional glycans present in
human breast milk. They represent an intricate mix of heterogeneous structures which reach …

Prebiotic properties of Bacillus coagulans MA-13: production of galactoside hydrolyzing enzymes and characterization of the transglycosylation properties of a GH42 …

M Aulitto, A Strazzulli, F Sansone, F Cozzolino… - Microbial cell …, 2021 - Springer
Background The spore-forming lactic acid bacterium Bacillus coagulans MA-13 has been
isolated from canned beans manufacturing and successfully employed for the sustainable …

Complex oligosaccharide utilization pathways in Lactobacillus

M Zúñiga, MJ Yebra, V Monedero - Current issues in molecular biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lactobacillus is the bacterial genus that contains the highest number of characterized
probiotics. Lactobacilli in general can utilize a great variety of carbohydrates. This …

Prebiotics for Lactose Intolerance: Variability in Galacto-Oligosaccharide Utilization by Intestinal Lactobacillus rhamnosus

JW Arnold, JB Simpson, J Roach, JM Bruno-Barcena… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Lactose intolerance, characterized by a decrease in host lactase expression, affects
approximately 75% of the world population. Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) are prebiotics …

Infant-gut associated Bifidobacterium dentium strains utilize the galactose moiety and release lacto-N-triose from the human milk oligosaccharides lacto-N-tetraose …

EM Moya-Gonzálvez, A Rubio-del-Campo… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Much evidence suggests a role for human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in establishing the
infant microbiota in the large intestine, but the response of particular bacteria to individual …

Plasmids encode niche-specific traits in Lactobacillaceae

D Davray, D Deo, R Kulkarni - Microbial Genomics, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Species belonging to the family Lactobacillaceae are found in highly diverse environments
and play an important role in fermented foods and probiotic products. Many of these species …