Megan Hill

Oct 22, 2024 | nature.com | Darryl A Wesener |Megan Hill |Nicolas Terrapon |Bernard Henrissat |Dmitry A. Rodionov |Semen A Leyn | +1 more

AbstractSynthetic glycans (SGs) containing glycosidic linkages and structures not identified in nature offer a means for deliberately altering microbial community properties. Here pools of SG oligosaccharides were generated via polymerization of monosaccharides and screened for their ability to increase saccharolytic Bacteroides in ex vivo cultures of human fecal samples.