LnbX and B. longum (image)

Cell Press

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Human milk oligosaccharides selectively promote bifidobacterial growth in the infant gut. This visual abstract depicts the findings of Yamada and Gotoh et al., who provide the structural basis of lacto-N-biosidase (LnbX), a key enzymatic factor for growth and proliferation of B. longum in breastfed infants.

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Yamada and Gotoh et al./Cell Chemical Biology 2017

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