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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron & Fiber-Degrading

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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron is known for its versatility in breaking down various complex plant fibers.
Lee et al. 2022 Journal of Microbiology 60(2) 215-223

Dietary fiber is its primary source of energy
Cummings & Macfarlane 1991 Journal of Applied Bacteriology 70: 443-459
Lee et al. 2022 Journal of Microbiology 60(2) 215-223

Changes in the composition of dietary polysaccharides lead to altered expression of bacterial [carbohydrate-degrading enzymes](brain://M0GKbwWt2k2RgurbCrjrUQ/GlycandegradingCarbohydrateactiveEnz…

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A dietary ﬁber-deprived gut microbiota degrades the colonic mucus barrier and enhances pathogen susceptibility
Desai et al. 2016 Cell 167: 1339–1353
A mucin-responsive hybrid two-component system controls Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron colonization and gut homeostasis
Lee et al. 2022g Journal of Microbiology 60(2) 215-223
An insider’s perspective: Bacteroides as a window into the microbiome
Wexler & Goodman 2017 Nat Microbiol 2: 17026
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Fermentation of mucin and plant polysaccharides by strains of Bacteroides from the human colon
Salyers et al. 1977 Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 33: 319-322
Glycan foraging in vivo by an intestine-adapted bacterial symbiont
Sonnenburg et al. 2005 Science 307: 1955
The Control and Consequences of Bacterial Fermentation in the Human Colon
Cummings & Macfarlane 1991 Journal of Applied Bacteriology 70: 443-459
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