Unified Theory of Bacterial Sialometabolism: How and Why Bacteria Metabolize Host Sialic Acids
Figure 1
Human gastrointestinal tract. Note that the large intestine (colon with appendix) is permanently colonized by enteric bacteria, Streptococcus faecalis, bacteroides, bifidobacteria, eubacteria, peptococci, peptostreptococci, ruminococci, clostridia, and lactobacilli.
