Human milk oligosaccharide metabolism by Clostridium species suppresses inflammation and pathogen growth
Jonathan A. Chapman, Andrea C. Masi, Lauren C. Beck, Hannah Watson, Gregory R. Young, Hilary P. Browne, Yan Shao, Raymond Kiu, Andrew Nelson, Jennifer A Doyle, Paweł Palmowski, Márton Lengyel, James P. R. Connolly, Christopher Andrew Lamb, Andrew Porter, , Christopher James Stewart
The paper identifies Clostridium species that metabolize human milk oligosaccharides, producing beneficial metabolites and suppressing inflammation and pathogen growth in preterm infants.
bioRxiv · Jan 21, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology