Genome sequencing reveals sialidase production by a gut bacterium in canines, suggesting insights into their carbohydrate digestion.
Sialidase facilitates the utilization of host mucin glycans and milk oligosaccharides by intestinal bacteria. We identified Bifidobacterium canis SY61 as a sialidase-producing canine gut bacterium and sequenced its genome, providing the first gap-free genomic resource for this species and advancing our understanding of carbohydrate metabolism in the canine intestinal microbiota.
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