Uptake of fucosylated type I human milk oligosaccharide blocks by Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis
Morten Ejby, Mikiyasu Sakanaka, Mathias Jensen, Hiroka Sakanaka, Michael Jakob Pichler, Shingo Maeda, Julie Franck Høvring, Aruto Nakajima, Sonja Kunstmann, Tine Sofie Nielsen, Günther Herbert Johannes Peters, Dirk Jan Slotboom, Jens Preben Morth, Takane Katayama, Maher Abou Hachem
This study investigates how Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis uptakes fucosylated and non-fucosylated HMOs and related saccharides, revealing structural and functional insights into their recognition and transport.
mBio · Jul 14, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology