Glycan cross-feeding drives mutualism between Fusobacterium and the vaginal microbiota
K. Agarwal, L. Robinson, J. Perry, L. Foster, H. Lin, B. Tortelli, V. P. O Brien, H. Reno, N. Gilbert, W. Lewis, A. Lewis
This study shows that sialidase activity enables Fusobacterium to exploit sialoglycans, promoting its colonization and mutualistic interactions with the vaginal microbiota, which contributes to dysbiosis.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2018Microbiology