Recent insight into oligosaccharide uptake and metabolism in probiotic bacteria

Transcriptional analysis of oligosaccharide utilization by Bifidobacterium lactis Bl-04

(2013) Joakim Mark Andersen et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The gut microbiota — masters of host development and physiology

(2013) Felix Sommer et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

In vitro growth of four individual human gut bacteria on oligosaccharides produced by chemoenzymatic synthesis

(2013) Louise K. Vigsnaes et al.   Food & Function

Bacteroides thetaiotaomicronVPI-5482 glycoside hydrolase family 66 homolog catalyzes dextranolytic and cyclization reactions

(2012) Young-Min Kim et al.   FEBS Journal

Enzymology and Structure of the GH13_31 Glucan 1,6- -Glucosidase That Confers Isomaltooligosaccharide Utilization in the Probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM

(2012) M. S. Moller et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Mind-altering microorganisms: the impact of the gut microbiota on brain and behaviour

(2012) John F. Cryan et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

The influence of diet on the gut microbiota

(2012) Karen P. Scott et al.   PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Transcriptional Analysis of Prebiotic Uptake and Catabolism by Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM

(2012) Joakim Mark Andersen et al.   PLoS One

Host-Gut Microbiota Metabolic Interactions

(2012) J. K. Nicholson et al.   SCIENCE

Will Isomalto-Oligosaccharides, a Well-Established Functional Food in Asia, Break through the European and American Market? The Status of Knowledge on these Prebiotics

(2011) Dorothee Goffin et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Probiotics and prebiotics in the management of irritable bowel syndrome

(2011) Kevin Whelan   CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE

The therapeutic potential of manipulating gut microbiota in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus

(2011) R. S. Kootte et al.   DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM

Crystal Structure of α-Galactosidase from Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM: Insight into Tetramer Formation and Substrate Binding

(2011) Folmer Fredslund et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Bifidobacteria can protect from enteropathogenic infection through production of acetate

(2011) Shinji Fukuda et al.   NATURE

Human gut microbiota and its relationship to health and disease

(2011) Taylor C Wallace et al.   NUTRITION REVIEWS

Transcriptional and functional analysis of galactooligosaccharide uptake by lacS in Lactobacillus acidophilus

(2011) J. M. Andersen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Regulation of induced colonic inflammation by Lactobacillus acidophilus deficient in lipoteichoic acid

(2011) M. Mohamadzadeh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Proteome reference map of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM and quantitative proteomics towards understanding the prebiotic action of lactitol

(2011) Avishek Majumder et al.   PROTEOMICS

Recognition and Degradation of Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides by Two Human Gut Symbionts

(2011) Eric C. Martens et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Efficient chemoenzymatic oligosaccharide synthesis by reverse phosphorolysis using cellobiose phosphorylase and cellodextrin phosphorylase from Clostridium thermocellum

(2010) Hiroyuki Nakai et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Aspergillus nidulansα-galactosidase of glycoside hydrolase family 36 catalyses the formation of α-galacto-oligosaccharides by transglycosylation

(2010) Hiroyuki Nakai et al.   FEBS Journal

Long-term supplementation of isomalto-oligosaccharides improved colonic microflora profile, bowel function, and blood cholesterol levels in constipated elderly people—A placebo-controlled, diet-controlled trial

(2010) Chi-Hua Yen et al.   NUTRITION

Probiotic and Gut Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria: Molecular Approaches to Study Diversity and Activity

(2009) Michiel Kleerebezem et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

The structure, function, and biosynthesis of plant cell wall pectic polysaccharides

(2009) Kerry Hosmer Caffall et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

The maltodextrin transport system and metabolism in Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM and production of novel α-glucosides through reverse phosphorolysis by maltose phosphorylase

(2009) Hiroyuki Nakai et al.   FEBS Journal

The role and potential of probiotic bacteria in the gut, and the communication between gut microflora and gut/host

(2009) Sarah O'Flaherty et al.   INTERNATIONAL DAIRY JOURNAL

Panose, a new prebiotic candidate

(2009) H. Mäkeläinen et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Probiotic Effects on Cold and Influenza-Like Symptom Incidence and Duration in Children

(2009) G. J. Leyer et al.   PEDIATRICS

Specific probiotics alleviate allergic rhinitis during the birch pollen season

(2009) Arthur C Ouwehand et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Characterization of Two Novel  -Glucosidases from Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003

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

Effects of seven potential probiotic strains on specific immune responses in healthy adults: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial

(2008) Damien Paineau et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

The sim Operon Facilitates the Transport and Metabolism of Sucrose Isomers in Lactobacillus casei ATCC 334

(2008) J. Thompson et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Identification of Genes Associated with the Long-Gut-Persistence Phenotype of the Probiotic Lactobacillus johnsonii Strain NCC533 Using a Combination of Genomics and Transcriptome Analysis

(2008) E. Denou et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Genes and Molecules of Lactobacilli Supporting Probiotic Action

(2008) S. Lebeer et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Genome-scale analyses of health-promoting bacteria: probiogenomics

(2008) Marco Ventura et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Bifidobacterium carbohydrases-their role in breakdown and synthesis of (potential) prebiotics

(2007) Lambertus A. M. van den Broek et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH