Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Health

Overconsumption of low-digestible sugars can increase susceptibility to Salmonella Typhimurium infection

Abstract Low-digestible carbohydrates (LDCs), including dietary fibers and sugars that resist absorption, are generally considered beneficial for the gut microbiota. However, we show that acute overconsumption of certain LDCs, particularly low-digestible sugars (LDSs), such as ar...

A putative GtrB-like glycosyltransferase modulates cation-dependent BCP8-2 phage infection and cell surface structure in Bacillus cereus

ABSTRACT Bacillus cereus is a foodborne pathogen of growing concern due to its persistence and antimicrobial resistance. To identify host determinants influencing susceptibility to phage BCP8-2, a mini-Tn 10 transposon mutant library of B. cereus ATCC 14579 was constructed and sc...