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Amylases in the Human Vagina

Published:2020-12-23 Issue:6 Volume:5 Page:
ISSN:2379-5042
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language:en
Short-container-title:mSphere

Author:

Nunn Kenetta L.¹²,Clair Geremy C.³^ORCID,Adkins Joshua N.³,Engbrecht Kristin³,Fillmore Thomas³,Forney Larry J.¹⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA

2. Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Program, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA

3. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA

4. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA

Abstract

In this study, we show that multiple bacteria in the vaginal community produce amylases that hydrolyze glycogen into simpler sugars (i.e., maltose and maltotriose). These sugars serve as “common goods” that sustain bacterial populations in vaginal communities.

Funder

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

National Institutes of Health

Department of Energy

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Molecular Biology,Microbiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/mSphere.00943-20

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