Evolutionary adaptation in fucosyllactose uptake systems supports bifidobacteria-infant symbiosis

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw7696
• Publication Date: 2019-08-28T23:21:08Z
• Authors: Mikiyasu Sakanaka; Morten Ejby Hansen; Aina Gotoh; Toshihiko Katoh; Keisuke Yoshida; Toshitaka Odamaki; Hiroyuki Yachi; Yuta Sugiyama; Shin Kurihara; Junko Hirose; Tadasu Urashima; Jin-zhong Xiao; Motomitsu Kitaoka; Satoru Fukiya; Atsushi Yokota; Leila Lo Leggio; Maher Abou Hachem; Takane Katayama
• Keywords: Adult; Male; 0301 basic medicine; Milk, Human; Infant, Newborn; Infant; Oligosaccharides; Middle Aged; Biological Evolution; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Feces; Young Adult; 03 medical and health sciences; Humans; Metagenome; Female; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being; name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being; Bifidobacterium; Symbiosis; Trisaccharides; Research Articles; Aged

Human milk oligosaccharide transporters play key roles in symbiosis and coevolution between bifidobacteria and breast-fed infants.