The Glycine Lipids of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Are Important for Fitness during Growth In Vivo and In Vitro

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The gut microbiome has an important role in both health and disease of the host. The mammalian gut microbiome is often dominated by bacteria from the Bacteroidales , an order that includes Bacteroides and Prevotella . In this study, we have identified an acylated amino acid, called glycine lipid, produced by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron , a beneficial bacterium originally isolated from the human gut. In addition...

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