Rachael H. Buck

Metabolic interactions and growth dynamics of Bifidobacterium strains in response to human milk oligosaccharides and lactose

Bifidobacteria are major representatives of the intestinal microbiota in infants typically identified as characteristic of healthy breastfed infants. Their establishment is driven by the presence of carbohydrates, namely human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). Metabolic products of HMO utilization by the infant microbiota,...