Periodic Reporting for period 1 - GUT-CHECK (Deciphering commensal-host-pathogen metabolic interactions to combat intestinal infections)

Bacteroides are key gut commensals, as they produce diffusible intermediates as part of their metabolism that are utilized by pathogens and the host [PMID: 34893402]. These metabolites arise from the action of ~100 polysaccharide utilization loci (PUL) [PMID: 28138099]. While...