Mutualistic interactions between Escherichia coli and Bifidobacterium bifidum enable degradation of human milk oligosaccharides in healthy infants
David Seki, Shaul Pollak, Magdalena Kujawska, Raymond Kiu, Antia Acuna-Gonzalez, Lucy I. Crouch, Cassie R. Bakshani, Peter T. Chivers, Monique Mommers, Niels van Best, John Penders, Lindsay J. Hall
The paper shows that Escherichia coli and Bifidobacterium bifidum have a mutualistic interaction in degrading human milk oligosaccharides in healthy infants.
bioRxiv · Mar 24, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology