Microbial matchmakers: Bifidobacterium evolution across animal hosts.

Among beneficial microbes, bifidobacteria have strong associations with health. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Kujawska et al. reveal how Bifidobacterium species have co-evolved within a range of animal hosts, with their diversity and host-specific metabolic adaptations shaped by evolutionary history, diet, and vertical transmission.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Cell Host and Microbe

• Publication date

  2025-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/j.chom.2025.08.009PMID 40934883
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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