Polysaccharide utilization by gut bacteria: potential for new insights from genomic analysis

HJ Flint, EA Bayer, MT Rincon, R Lamed… - Nature Reviews …, 2008 - nature.com
The microbiota of the mammalian intestine depend largely on dietary polysaccharides as
energy sources. Most of these polymers are not degradable by the host, but herbivores can …

An ecological and evolutionary perspective on human–microbe mutualism and disease

L Dethlefsen, M McFall-Ngai, DA Relman - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
The microbial communities of humans are characteristic and complex mixtures of
microorganisms that have co-evolved with their human hosts. The species that make up …

Mucin-bacterial interactions in the human oral cavity and digestive tract

M Derrien, MWJ van Passel… - Gut …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Mucins are a family of heavily glycosylated proteins that are the major organic components
of the mucus layer, the protective layer covering the epithelial cells in many human and …

Gene-centric metagenomics of the fiber-adherent bovine rumen microbiome reveals forage specific glycoside hydrolases

JM Brulc, DA Antonopoulos… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
The complex microbiome of the rumen functions as an effective system for the conversion of
plant cell wall biomass to microbial protein, short chain fatty acids, and gases. As such, it …

The Mucin Degrader Akkermansia muciniphila Is an Abundant Resident of the Human Intestinal Tract

M Derrien, MC Collado, K Ben-Amor… - Applied and …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A 16S rRNA-targeted probe, MUC-1437, was designed and validated in order to
determine the presence and numbers of cells of Akkermansia muciniphila, a mucin …

Status of the phylogenetic diversity census of ruminal microbiomes

M Kim, M Morrison, Z Yu - FEMS microbiology ecology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
In this study, the collective microbial diversity in the rumen was examined by performing a
meta-analysis of all the curated 16S rRNA gene (rrn) sequences deposited in the RDP …

Hydrogen production from food waste in anaerobic mesophilic and thermophilic acidogenesis

HS Shin, JH Youn, SH Kim - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2004 - Elsevier
Hydrogen production from food waste by the mesophilic and thermophilic acidogenic culture
acclimated with food waste at 5 days HRT for the effect of pH and volatile solid (VS) …

Diet and phylogeny shape the gut microbiota of A ntarctic seals: a comparison of wild and captive animals

TM Nelson, TL Rogers, AR Carlini… - Environmental …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The gut microbiota of mammals underpins the metabolic capacity and health of the host. Our
understanding of what influences the composition of this community has been limited …

Mite‐related bacterial antigens stimulate inflammatory cells in rosacea

N Lacey, S Delaney, K Kavanagh… - British Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background Patients with papulopustular rosacea have a higher density of Demodex
folliculorum mites on their faces than normal subjects but the role, if any, of their mites in …

Presence and role of anaerobic hydrolytic microbes in conversion of lignocellulosic biomass for biogas production

S Azman, AF Khadem, JB Van Lier… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, biogas production from complex biomass has received great interest.
Therefore, many studies have been conducted to understand the anaerobic digestion …