Analysis of predicted carbohydrate transport systems encoded by Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010

Francesca Turroni; Francesco Strati; Elena Foroni; Fausta Serafini; Sabrina Duranti; Douwe van Sinderen; Marco Ventura

doi:10.1128/AEM.00629-12

Analysis of predicted carbohydrate transport systems encoded by Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2012 Jul;78(14):5002-12. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00629-12. Epub 2012 May 4.

Authors

Francesca Turroni¹, Francesco Strati, Elena Foroni, Fausta Serafini, Sabrina Duranti, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Probiogenomics, Department of Genetics, Biology of Microorganisms, Anthropology and Evolution, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.

Abstract

The Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010 genome encodes a relatively small set of predicted carbohydrate transporters. Growth experiments and transcriptome analyses of B. bifidum PRL2010 revealed that carbohydrate utilization in this microorganism appears to be restricted to a relatively low number of carbohydrates.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / metabolism
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
Bifidobacterium / genetics
Bifidobacterium / growth & development
Bifidobacterium / metabolism*
Biological Transport
Carbohydrate Metabolism / genetics*
Gene Expression Profiling*
Genomics
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics
Membrane Transport Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
Bacterial Proteins
Membrane Transport Proteins