Science & ResearchSep 1, 2026
Oxygen-responsive bacterial glycosphingolipid links symbiont fitness and immune development in neonatal host.
Symbiotic gut bacteria must re-establish themselves in every host generation, yet the molecular strategies enabling this inheritance remain poorly understood.
Symbiotic gut bacteria must re-establish themselves in every host generation, yet the molecular strategies enabling this inheritance remain poorly understood. Here, we show that Bacteroides fragilis uses a membrane glycolipid, alpha-galactosylceramide (BfaGC), to colonize the…
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