Identification of a Novel Cobamide Remodeling Enzyme in the Beneficial Human Gut Bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02507-20
Abstract: Cobamides, comprising the vitamin B12 family of cobalt-containing cofactors, are required for metabolism in all domains of life, including most bacteria. Cobamides have structural variability in the lower ligand, and selectivity for particular cobamides has… read more here.
Keywords: human gut; cobamide; gut bacterium; muciniphila ... See more keywords
Plant quercetin degradation by gut bacterium Raoultella terrigena of ghost moth Thitarodes xiaojinensis
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1079550
Abstract: Associated microbes of several herbivorous insects can improve insect fitness. However, the contribution of specific insect gut bacterium to plant toxin toxification for its host fitness remains scarce. Here, a gut bacterium Raoultella terrigena from… read more here.
Keywords: ghost moth; gut bacterium; bacterium; terrigena ... See more keywords