Bacteroides fragilis expresses three proteins similar to Porphyromonas gingivalis HmuY : Hemophore‐like proteins differentially evolved to participate in heme acquisition in oral and gut microbiomes

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Oral and gut microbiomes are important for the maintenance of homeostasis in the human body. Altered or disturbed mutualism between their members results in dysbiosis with local injury and subsequent systemic diseases. The high bacterial density causes intense competition among microbiome residents to acquire nutrients, including iron and heme, the latter of high importance for heme auxotrophic members of the...

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