Here, the authors characterize how different dietary components lead to functional alterations in the gut symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, showing effects on the orientation of phase variable regions in humans, in vivo, and in vitro, and on modulating the bacterium´s proteome and immune-modulatory functionality.
- Noa Gal-Mandelbaum
- Shaqed Carasso
- Naama Geva-Zatorsky
