Varied Pathways of Infant Gut-Associated Bifidobacterium to Assimilate Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Prevalence of the Gene Set and Its Correlation with Bifidobacteria-Rich Microbiota Formation

Characterization of the phylogenetic diversity of five novel species belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium: Bifidobacterium castoris sp. nov., Bifidobacterium callimiconis sp. nov., Bifidobacterium goeldii sp. nov., Bifidobacterium samirii sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium dolichotidis sp. nov.

(2019) Sabrina Duranti et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Correlating Infant Fecal Microbiota Composition and Human Milk Oligosaccharide Consumption by Microbiota of 1‐Month‐Old Breastfed Infants

(2019) Klaudyna Borewicz et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Bifidobacterium jacchi sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of a baby common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

(2019) Monica Modesto et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Characterization of Bifidobacterium species in feaces of the Egyptian fruit bat: Description of B. vespertilionis sp. nov. and B. rousetti sp. nov.

(2019) Monica Modesto et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Evolutionary adaptation in fucosyllactose uptake systems supports bifidobacteria-infant symbiosis

(2019) Mikiyasu Sakanaka et al.   Science Advances

Two extracellular sialidases from Bifidobacterium bifidum promote the degradation of sialyl-oligosaccharides and support the growth of Bifidobacterium breve

(2018) Keita Nishiyama et al.   ANAEROBE

Bifidobacterium callitrichidarum sp. nov. from the faeces of the emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator)

(2018) Monica Modesto et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Bifidobacterium catulorum sp. nov., a novel taxon from the faeces of the baby common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

(2018) Monica Modesto et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Phylogenetic classification of six novel species belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium comprising Bifidobacterium anseris sp. nov., Bifidobacterium criceti sp. nov., Bifidobacterium imperatoris sp. nov., Bifidobacterium italicum sp. nov., Bifidobacterium margollesii sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium parmae sp. nov.

(2018) Gabriele Andrea Lugli et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Bifidobacterium primatium sp. nov., Bifidobacterium scaligerum sp. nov., Bifidobacterium felsineum sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium simiarum sp. nov.: Four novel taxa isolated from the faeces of the cotton top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) and the emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator)

(2018) Monica Modesto et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Human Milk Oligosaccharides: 2′-Fucosyllactose (2′-FL) and Lacto-N-Neotetraose (LNnT) in Infant Formula

(2018) Yvan Vandenplas et al.   Nutrients

Review of the Clinical Experiences of Feeding Infants Formula Containing the Human Milk Oligosaccharide 2′-Fucosyllactose

(2018) Elizabeth Reverri et al.   Nutrients

Sharing of human milk oligosaccharides degradants within bifidobacterial communities in faecal cultures supplemented with Bifidobacterium bifidum

(2018) Aina Gotoh et al.   Scientific Reports

Utilization of Host-Derived Glycans by Intestinal Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium Species

(2018) Manuel Zúñiga et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

A Bifidobacterial pilus-associated protein promotes colonic epithelial proliferation

(2018) Mary O'Connell Motherway et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The human gut microbiome in early-onset type 1 diabetes from the TEDDY study

(2018) Tommi Vatanen et al.   NATURE

Temporal development of the gut microbiome in early childhood from the TEDDY study

(2018) Christopher J. Stewart et al.   NATURE

Bifidobacterium xylocopae sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium aemilianum sp. nov., from the carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) digestive tract

(2018) Daniele Alberoni et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Genomic variation and strain-specific functional adaptation in the human gut microbiome during early life

(2018) Tommi Vatanen et al.   Nature Microbiology

Fucosylated Human Milk Oligosaccharides and N-Glycans in the Milk of Chinese Mothers Regulate the Gut Microbiome of Their Breast-Fed Infants during Different Lactation Stages

(2018) Yaqiang Bai et al.   mSystems

Production of HMOs using microbial hosts — from cell engineering to large scale production

(2018) Katrine Bych et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Human milk oligosaccharides and infant gut bifidobacteria: Molecular strategies for their utilization

(2017) Pamela Thomson et al.   FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Bifidobacterium vansinderenii sp. nov., isolated from faeces of emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator)

(2017) Sabrina Duranti et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Bifidobacterium apri sp. nov., a thermophilic actinobacterium isolated from the digestive tract of wild pigs (Sus scrofa)

(2017) R. Pechar et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Digestion of Human Milk Oligosaccharides by Bifidobacterium breve in the Premature Infant

(2017) Mark A. Underwood et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION

Identification of genes involved in galactooligosaccharide utilization in Bifidobacterium breve strain YIT 4014T

(2017) Hidetsugu Sotoya et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Bifidobacterium bifidum Extracellular Sialidase Enhances Adhesion to the Mucosal Surface and Supports Carbohydrate Assimilation

(2017) Keita Nishiyama et al.   mBio

The Fecal Microbial Community of Breast-fed Infants from Armenia and Georgia

(2017) Zachery T Lewis et al.   Scientific Reports

Persistence of Supplemented Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis EVC001 in Breastfed Infants

(2017) Steven A. Frese et al.   mSphere

Host-derived glycans serve as selected nutrients for the gut microbe: human milk oligosaccharides and bifidobacteria

(2016) Takane Katayama   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Fucosyllactose and L-fucose utilization of infant Bifidobacterium longum and Bifidobacterium kashiwanohense

(2016) Vera Bunesova et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Age-related changes in gut microbiota composition from newborn to centenarian: a cross-sectional study

(2016) Toshitaka Odamaki et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Identification of Oligosaccharides in Feces of Breast-fed Infants and Their Correlation with the Gut Microbial Community

(2016) Jasmine C. C. Davis et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

A key genetic factor for fucosyllactose utilization affects infant gut microbiota development

(2016) Takahiro Matsuki et al.   Nature Communications

Infant formula with galacto-oligosaccharides (OM55N) stimulates the growth of indigenous bifidobacteria in healthy term infants

(2016) T. Matsuki et al.   Beneficial Microbes

Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 metabolises the human milk oligosaccharides lacto-N-tetraose and lacto-N-neo-tetraose through overlapping, yet distinct pathways

(2016) Kieran James et al.   Scientific Reports

A novel gene cluster allows preferential utilization of fucosylated milk oligosaccharides in Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum SC596

(2016) Daniel Garrido et al.   Scientific Reports

Genomics of the Genus Bifidobacterium Reveals Species-Specific Adaptation to the Glycan-Rich Gut Environment

(2015) Christian Milani et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The Extracellular Wall-Bound β-N-Acetylglucosaminidase from Lactobacillus casei Is Involved in the Metabolism of the Human Milk Oligosaccharide Lacto-N-Triose

(2015) Gonzalo N. Bidart et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Novel substrate specificities of two lacto-N-biosidases towards β-linked galacto-N-biose-containing oligosaccharides of globo H, Gb5, and GA1

(2015) Aina Gotoh et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Characterization of a bifidobacterial system that utilizes galacto-oligosaccharides

(2015) Akira Shigehisa et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Comparative transcriptomics reveals key differences in the response to milk oligosaccharides of infant gut-associated bifidobacteria

(2015) Daniel Garrido et al.   Scientific Reports

Maternal fucosyltransferase 2 status affects the gut bifidobacterial communities of breastfed infants

(2015) Zachery T Lewis et al.   Microbiome

Metabolism of Sialic Acid by Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003

(2014) Muireann Egan et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Prebiotic effect during the first year of life in healthy infants fed formula containing GOS as the only prebiotic: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind and placebo-controlled trial

(2014) Carlos Sierra et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Human Milk Glycomics and Gut Microbial Genomics in Infant Feces Show a Correlation between Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Gut Microbiota: A Proof-of-Concept Study

(2014) Maria Lorna A. De Leoz et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

A unique gene cluster for the utilization of the mucosal and human milk-associated glycans galacto-N-biose and lacto-N-biose inLactobacillus casei

(2014) Gonzalo N. Bidart et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Breast milk, microbiota and intestinal immune homeostasis

(2014) W. Allan Walker et al.   PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

Stool Microbiota and Vaccine Responses of Infants

(2014) M. N. Huda et al.   PEDIATRICS

Variation in Consumption of Human Milk Oligosaccharides by Infant Gut-Associated Strains of Bifidobacterium breve

(2013) Santiago Ruiz-Moyano et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of the Compositions of the Stool Microbiotas of Infants Fed Goat Milk Formula, Cow Milk-Based Formula, or Breast Milk

(2013) Gerald W. Tannock et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Utilization of major fucosylated and sialylated human milk oligosaccharides by isolated human gut microbes

(2013) Zhuo-Teng Yu et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Lacto-N-biosidase Encoded by a Novel Gene ofBifidobacterium longumSubspecieslongumShows Unique Substrate Specificity and Requires a Designated Chaperone for Its Active Expression

(2013) Haruko Sakurama et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Release and utilization of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine from human milk oligosaccharides by Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis

(2012) Daniel Garrido et al.   ANAEROBE

1,3-1,4-α-l-Fucosynthase That Specifically Introduces Lewis a/x Antigens into Type-1/2 Chains

(2012) Haruko Sakurama et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Human gut microbiome viewed across age and geography

(2012) Tanya Yatsunenko et al.   NATURE

The Predominance of Type I Oligosaccharides Is a Feature Specific to Human Breast Milk

(2012) Tadasu Urashima et al.   Advances in Nutrition

Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis ATCC 15697 α-Fucosidases Are Active on Fucosylated Human Milk Oligosaccharides

(2011) David A. Sela et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis uses two different β-galactosidases for selectively degrading type-1 and type-2 human milk oligosaccharides

(2011) Erina Yoshida et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Physiology of Consumption of Human Milk Oligosaccharides by Infant Gut-associated Bifidobacteria

(2011) Sadaki Asakuma et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

An Infant-associated Bacterial Commensal Utilizes Breast Milk Sialyloligosaccharides

(2011) David A. Sela et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Oligosaccharide Binding Proteins from Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis Reveal a Preference for Host Glycans

(2011) Daniel Garrido et al.   PLoS One

Broad Conservation of Milk Utilization Genes in Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis as Revealed by Comparative Genomic Hybridization

(2010) R. G. LoCascio et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

An exo-α-sialidase from bifidobacteria involved in the degradation of sialyloligosaccharides in human milk and intestinal glycoconjugates

(2010) Masashi Kiyohara et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Cooperation of β-galactosidase and β-N-acetylhexosaminidase from bifidobacteria in assimilation of human milk oligosaccharides with type 2 structure

(2010) Mika Miwa et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Distribution of In Vitro Fermentation Ability of Lacto-N-Biose I, a Major Building Block of Human Milk Oligosaccharides, in Bifidobacterial Strains

(2009) J.-z. Xiao et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Two distinct  -L-fucosidases from Bifidobacterium bifidum are essential for the utilization of fucosylated milk oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates

(2009) H. Ashida et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Bifidobacterium bifidum Lacto-N-Biosidase, a Critical Enzyme for the Degradation of Human Milk Oligosaccharides with a Type 1 Structure

(2008) J. Wada et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Structural and Thermodynamic Analyses of Solute-binding Protein fromBifidobacterium longumSpecific for Core 1 Disaccharide and Lacto-N-biose I

(2008) Ryuichiro Suzuki et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The genome sequence of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis reveals adaptations for milk utilization within the infant microbiome

(2008) D. A. Sela et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A versatile and scalable strategy for glycoprofiling bifidobacterial consumption of human milk oligosaccharides

(2008) Riccardo G. LoCascio et al.   Microbial Biotechnology