Infant acquisition of Stickland-metabolizing bacteria prevents Clostridium botulinum infection
Nobuhide Kobayashi, Yotaro Kodaira, Jiayue Yang, Takuhiro Matsumura, Aki Yamaguchi, Yuta Arai, Daisuke Takahashi, Hiroki Toriumi, Seiga Komiyama, Kanon Iwata, Natsuki Haga, Yukina Nishida, Kazuki Saito, Daisuke Motooka, Yuki Matsumoto, , Yukako Fujinaga
The paper shows that infant acquisition of Stickland-metabolizing bacteria prevents Clostridium botulinum infection by competing for amino acids.
bioRxiv · Jul 12, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology