Stable Engraftment of Bifidobacterium longum AH1206 in the Human Gut Depends on Individualized Features of the Resident Microbiome

María X. Maldonado-Gómez, Inés Martínez, Francesca Bottacini, +8

Cell Host & Microbe

Microbiota StructureMicrobiome BiologyStable EngraftmentDysbiosisMedicine +9

Functional genome analysis of <i>Bifidobacterium breve</i> UCC2003 reveals type IVb tight adherence (Tad) pili as an essential and conserved host-colonization factor

Mary O’Connell Motherway, Aldert Zomer, Sinead C. Leahy, +18

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Genome analysis of <i>Bifidobacterium bifidum</i> PRL2010 reveals metabolic pathways for host-derived glycan foraging

Francesca Turroni, Francesca Bottacini, Elena Foroni, +17

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

DysbiosisGlycobiologyMolecular BiologyHost-derived Glycan ForagingMicrobial Functional Analysis +18

Genomic Encyclopedia of Type Strains of the Genus Bifidobacterium

Christian Milani, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Sabrina Duranti, +12

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

BiologyOverall Genome StructureMicrobial DiversityMicrobial SystematicsMolecular Ecology +11

The Bifidobacterium dentium Bd1 Genome Sequence Reflects Its Genetic Adaptation to the Human Oral Cavity

Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni, Aldert Zomer, +20

PLoS Genetics

BiologyDental ConditionsB. DentiumGenetic AdaptationGenetics +13

Ability of bifidobacteria to metabolize chitin-glucan and its impact on the gut microbiota

Giulia Alessandri, Christian Milani, Sabrina Duranti, +11

Scientific Reports

Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 metabolises the human milk oligosaccharides lacto-N-tetraose and lacto-N-neo-tetraose through overlapping, yet distinct pathways

Kieran James, Mary O’Connell Motherway, Francesca Bottacini, +1

Scientific Reports

Bifidobacterium asteroides PRL2011 Genome Analysis Reveals Clues for Colonization of the Insect Gut

Francesca Bottacini, Christian Milani, Francesca Turroni, +14

PLoS ONE

Microbial PhysiologyMicrobial EvolutionAnaerobic CulturingB. Asteroides Prl2011Bioenergetics +16

Genomic diversity and distribution of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum across the human lifespan

Toshitaka Odamaki, Francesca Bottacini, Kumiko Kato, +5

Scientific Reports

Comparative genomics of the Bifidobacterium brevetaxon

Francesca Bottacini, Mary O’Connell Motherway, Justin Kuczynski, +11

BMC Genomics