Gut Commensal Bacteroidetes Encode a Novel Class of Vitamin B12-Binding Proteins
Putnam EE, Abellon-Ruiz J, Killinger BJ, Rosnow JJ, Wexler AG, Folta-Stogniew E, Wright AT, van den Berg B, Goodman AL. Gut Commensal Bacteroidetes Encode a Novel Class of Vitamin B12-Binding Proteins. MBio 2022, 13: e02845-21. PMID: 35227073, PMCID: PMC8941943, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02845-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex microbial communitiesHuman gut commensalTerminal globular domainModel organismsGut microbiomeMicrobial communitiesCompetitive fitnessTransport systemStructural homologsAccessory proteinsNew proteinsAdditional proteinsTransport proteinsGlobular domainUnknown functionMultiple transport systemsSystem lociKey roleGut commensalsProteinDiverse repertoireRelated moleculesMajor groupsFitnessOrganisms