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    Near-atomic-resolution cryo-EM analysis of the Salmonella T3S injectisome basal body

    The authors report the structure of the assembled membrane spanning ring forming proteins of the Salmonella Typhimurium injectisome basal body, including the first atomic structure of a member of the secretin fam...

    L. J. Worrall, C. Hong, M. Vuckovic, W. Deng, J. R. C. Bergeron, D. D Majewski in Nature (2016)

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    Cross-feeding between intestinal pathobionts promotes their overgrowth during undernutrition

    Child undernutrition is a global health issue associated with a high burden of infectious disease. Undernourished children display an overabundance of intestinal pathogens and pathobionts, and these bacteria i...

    K. E. Huus, T. T. Hoang, A. Creus-Cuadros, M. Cirstea, S. L. Vogt in Nature Communications (2021)

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    A novel pathway of levodopa metabolism by commensal Bifidobacteria

    The gold-standard treatment for Parkinson’s disease is levodopa (L-DOPA), which is taken orally and absorbed intestinally. L-DOPA must reach the brain intact to exert its clinical effect; peripheral metabolism...

    M. S. Cirstea, A. Creus-Cuadros, C. Lo, A. C. Yu, A. Serapio-Palacios in Scientific Reports (2023)