Functional genome analysis of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 reveals type IVb tight adherence (Tad) pili as an essential and conserved host-colonization factor

Cellodextrin Utilization byBifidobacterium breveUCC2003

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Bifidobacteria can protect from enteropathogenic infection through production of acetate

(2011) Shinji Fukuda et al.   NATURE

Characterization of the Serpin-Encoding Gene of Bifidobacterium breve 210B

(2010) F. Turroni et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Sortase transpeptidases: Insights into mechanism, substrate specificity, and inhibition

(2010) Kathleen W. Clancy et al.   BIOPOLYMERS

Specificity of Polysaccharide Use in Intestinal Bacteroides Species Determines Diet-Induced Microbiota Alterations

(2010) Erica D. Sonnenburg et al.   CELL

Genomic Insights into Bifidobacteria

(2010) J.-H. Lee et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Comparative genomics of the genus Bifidobacterium

(2010) F. Bottacini et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Examination of faecal Bifidobacterium populations in breast- and formula-fed infants during the first 18 months of life

(2010) L. C. Roger et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Orally Administered Bifidobacteria as Vehicles for Delivery of Agents to Systemic Tumors

(2010) Michelle Cronin et al.   MOLECULAR THERAPY

A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing

(2010) Junjie Qin et al.   NATURE

Through Ageing, and Beyond: Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Status in Seniors and Centenarians

(2010) Elena Biagi et al.   PLoS One

Secreted Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv3654c and Rv3655c Proteins Participate in the Suppression of Macrophage Apoptosis

(2010) Lia Danelishvili et al.   PLoS One

Succession of microbial consortia in the developing infant gut microbiome

(2010) J. E. Koenig et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Delivery mode shapes the acquisition and structure of the initial microbiota across multiple body habitats in newborns

(2010) M. G. Dominguez-Bello et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A tale of two pili: assembly and function of pili in bacteria

(2010) Kimberly A. Kline et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Metabolism of a plant derived galactose-containing polysaccharide by Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003

(2010) Mary O'Connell Motherway et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Mixed-Species Genomic Microarray Analysis of Fecal Samples Reveals Differential Transcriptional Responses of Bifidobacteria in Breast- and Formula-Fed Infants

(2009) E. S. Klaassens et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparative Analyses of Prophage-Like Elements Present in Bifidobacterial Genomes

(2009) M. Ventura et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Gut microbiota: Changes throughout the lifespan from infancy to elderly

(2009) Paul W. O'Toole et al.   INTERNATIONAL DAIRY JOURNAL

An Interactive Regulatory Network Controls Stress Response in Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003

(2009) A. Zomer et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Comparative genomic analysis of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG reveals pili containing a human- mucus binding protein

(2009) M. Kankainen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ribose utilization by the human commensalBifidobacterium breveUCC2003

(2009) Karina Pokusaeva et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Human gut microbiota and bifidobacteria: from composition to functionality

(2008) Francesca Turroni et al.   ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Characterization of ApuB, an Extracellular Type II Amylopullulanase from Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003

(2008) M. O'Connell Motherway et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Characterization of Two Novel  -Glucosidases from Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003

(2008) K. Pokusaeva et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Development of a luciferase-based reporter system to monitor Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 persistence in mice

(2008) Michelle Cronin et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Pili in Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria — structure, assembly and their role in disease

(2008) T. Proft et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Type IV pili: e pluribus unum?

(2008) Vladimir Pelicic   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Genome-scale analyses of health-promoting bacteria: probiogenomics

(2008) Marco Ventura et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Pili in Gram-positive bacteria: assembly, involvement in colonization and biofilm development

(2008) Anjali Mandlik et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Overcoming the restriction barrier to plasmid transformation and targeted mutagenesis inBifidobacterium breveUCC2003

(2008) Mary O'Connell Motherway et al.   Microbial Biotechnology