Microbial degradation of complex carbohydrates in the gut

HJ Flint, KP Scott, SH Duncan, P Louis, E Forano - Gut microbes, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Bacteria that colonize the mammalian intestine collectively possess a far larger repertoire of
degradative enzymes and metabolic capabilities than their hosts. Microbial fermentation of …

Pectin in diet: Interactions with the human microbiome, role in gut homeostasis, and nutrient-drug interactions

MS Elshahed, A Miron, AC Aprotosoaie… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Pectins are a part of daily diet as well as food additives that are indigestible polysaccharides
by human enzymes, however, they can be easily degraded by gut bacteria with the …

Circulating levels of the short-chain fatty acid acetate mediate the effect of the gut microbiome on visceral fat

A Nogal, P Louca, X Zhang, PM Wells… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Acetate is a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) produced by gut bacteria, which has
been implicated in cardio-metabolic health. Here we examine the relationships of circulating …

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 …

Roles of intestinal bacteroides in human health and diseases

C Wang, J Zhao, H Zhang, YK Lee, Q Zhai… - Critical reviews in food …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Bacteroides, an abundant genus in the intestines of mammals, has been recently
considered as the next generation probiotics (NGP) candidate due to its potential role in …

Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes

RL Hahnke, JP Meier-Kolthoff… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The bacterial phylum Bacteroidetes, characterized by a distinct gliding motility, occurs in a
broad variety of ecosystems, habitats, life styles, and physiologies. Accordingly, taxonomic …

Characterization of microbial community structure during continuous anaerobic digestion of straw and cow manure

L Sun, PB Pope, VGH Eijsink… - Microbial …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Responses of bacterial and archaeal communities to the addition of straw during anaerobic
digestion of manure at different temperatures (37° C, 44° C and 52° C) were investigated …

Effects of Diet on Resource Utilization by a Model Human Gut Microbiota Containing Bacteroides cellulosilyticus WH2, a Symbiont with an Extensive Glycobiome

NP McNulty, M Wu, AR Erickson, C Pan… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The human gut microbiota is an important metabolic organ, yet little is known about how its
individual species interact, establish dominant positions, and respond to changes in …

Cellulolytic bacteria in the large intestine of mammals

A Froidurot, V Julliand - Gut Microbes, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The utilization of dietary cellulose by resident bacteria in the large intestine of mammals,
both herbivores and omnivores (including humans), has been a subject of interest since the …

Xylan degradation, a metabolic property shared by rumen and human colonic Bacteroidetes

D Dodd, RI Mackie, IKO Cann - Molecular microbiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial inhabitants of the bovine rumen fulfil the majority of the normal caloric
requirements of the animal by fermenting lignocellulosic plant polysaccharides and …