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Bacteroides fragilis ⇒ Bacteroides {10000104}

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Organism:
Bacteroides fragilis
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Authoring date:
2019-05-14

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Taxonomy:
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Domain:
‎Bacteria
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- The colon has two distinct mucus structures: the outer layer is colonized by mucin-degrading bacteria and is characterized by the presence of Bacteroides acidifaciens, Bacteroides fragilis, Bifidobacteriaceae and Akkermansia muciniphila and the inner layer and crypts are penetrated at low density by a more restricted community that includes Bacteroides fragilis and Acinetobacter spp. (1)

Shared Notes

  • [1.32] 
    - The immunomodulatory molecule polysaccharide A derived from the human commensal Bacteroides fragilis mediates the conversion of CD4+ T cells into FOXP3+ Treg cells that produce IL-10 during commensal colonization, stimulating immunological development within mammalian hosts
  • [1.33] 
    - During colonization of animals with the ubiquitous gut microorganism Bacteroides fragilis, a bacterial polysaccharide (PSA) directs the cellular and physical maturation of the developing immune system, correcting systemic T cell deficiencies and TH1/TH2 imbalances and directing lymphoid organogenesis.
    - PSA presented by intestinal dendritic cells activates CD4+ T cells and elicits appropriate cytokine production.
  • [1.34] 
    - Addition of a single probiotic bacterial species, Bacteroides fragilis Depending on Polysaccharide A Expression, can ameliorate MS disease through immunomodulation .

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