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Biochemical analysis of cross‐feeding behaviour between two common gut commensals when cultivated on plant‐derived arabinogalactan

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Translating neonatal microbiome science into commercial innovation: metabolism of human milk oligosaccharides as a basis for probiotic efficacy in breast-fed infants

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Prebiotic inulin as a treatment of obesity related nonalcoholic fatty liver disease through gut microbiota: a critical review

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Fucosylated Human Milk Oligosaccharide Foraging within the Species Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum Is Driven by Glycosyl Hydrolase Content and Specificity

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Impact of Maternal Intrapartum Antibiotics, and Caesarean Section with and without Labour on Bifidobacterium and Other Infant Gut Microbiota

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Protocatechuic acid alleviates TMAO-aggravated atherosclerosis via mitigating inflammation, regulating lipid metabolism, and reshaping gut microbiota

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Infant microbiome cultivation and metagenomic analysis reveal Bifidobacterium 2’-fucosyllactose utilization can be facilitated by coexisting species

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Characterization of GH2 and GH42 β-galactosidases derived from bifidobacterial infant isolates

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Synergistic effect of lotus seed resistant starch and short-chain fatty acids on mice fecal microbiota in vitro

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Comparative genomics of the gut commensal Bifidobacterium bifidum reveals adaptation to carbohydrate utilization

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Genomics of the Genus Bifidobacterium Reveals Species-Specific Adaptation to the Glycan-Rich Gut Environment

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Bifidobacteria exhibit social behavior through carbohydrate resource sharing in the gut

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