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Akkermansia muciniphila is considered to be a next-generation probiotic, and closely related to host metabolism and immune response. Compared with other probiotics, little is known about its genomic analysis. Therefore, further researches about isolating more A. muciniphila strains and exploring functional genes are needed. In the present study, a new strain isolated from mice feces was identified as A. muciniphila (MucX). Whole-genome sequencing and annotation revealed that MucX possesses key genes necessary for human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) utilization, including α-l-fucosidases, β-galactosidases, exo-α-sialidases, and β-acetylhexosaminidases. The complete metabolic pathways for γ-aminobutyric acid and squalene and genes encoding functional proteins, such as the outer membrane protein Amuc_1100, were annotated in the MucX genome. Comparative genome analysis was used to identify functional genes unique to MucX compared to six other A. muciniphila strains. Results showed MucX genome possesses unique genes, including sugar transporters and transferases. Single-strain incubation revealed faster utilization of 2′-fucosyllactose (2′-FL), galacto-oligosaccharides, and lactose by MucX than by A. muciniphila DSM 22959. This study isolated and identified an A. muciniphila strain that can utilize 2′-FL, and expolored the genes related to HMO utilization and special metabolites, which provided a theoretical basis for the further excavation of A. muciniphila function and the compound application with fucosylated oligosaccharides.
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Gao, W., Xiao, M., Gu, Z. et al. Genome analysis and 2’-fucosyllactose utilization characteristics of a new Akkermansia muciniphila strain isolated from mice feces. Mol Genet Genomics 297, 1515–1528 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00438-022-01937-8
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