Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Cell Host Microbe. 2014 Jan 15;15(1):5-6. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2013.12.011.
The dense microbial ecosystem within the gut is connected through a complex web of metabolic interactions. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Degnan et al. (2014) establish the importance of different vitamin B12 transporters that help a Bacteroides species acquire vitamins from the environment to maintain a competitive edge.
肠道内密集的微生物生态系统通过复杂的代谢相互作用网络连接在一起。在本期《细胞宿主与微生物》杂志中,Degnan 等人(2014 年)确立了不同维生素 B12 转运蛋白的重要性,这些转运蛋白有助于一种拟杆菌属物种从环境中获取维生素,以保持竞争优势。