A molecular sensor that allows a gut commensal to control its nutrient foundation in a competitive ecosystem

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Little is known about how members of the indigenous microflora interact with their mammalian hosts to establish mutually beneficial relationships. We have used a gnotobiotic mouse model to show that Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a component of the intestinal microflora of mice and humans, uses a repressor, FucR, as a molecular sensor of L-fucose availability. FucR coordinates expression of an operon encoding...

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