In the present study, the capacity of gut bacteria to utilize alginate oligosaccharides (AOS) was evaluated as a complex bacterial community. To identify the effect of AOS on a complex bacterial commu
Background: Interactions between the diet and intestinal microbiota play a role in health and disease, including obesity and related metabolic complications. There is great interest to use dietary mea
Abstract Bacteria colonize specific niches in the animal gut. However, the genetic basis of these associations is often unclear. The proteobacterium Frischella perrara is a widely distributed gut symb