Eric C. Martens

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• Degradation of mucin <i>O</i> -glycans by a human gut symbiont requires a complex enzyme repertoire and promotes colonization

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2026-03-26

• The butyrate-producing Gram-positive human gut bacterium, Hoskinsella mucinilytica, selectively targets host mucin N-acetylhexosamines

  Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2026-03-17

• Abstract C062: Tryptophan degradation by intestinal <i>Bacteroides</i> induces anti-tumor immunity and limits melanoma growth

  Cancer Immunology Research · 2026-02-18

• Identification and characterization of the functional LolB ortholog in <i>Bacteroides</i>

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2026-02-06

• Description of Hoskinsella mucinilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a mucin-degrading isolate from human faeces, and reclassification of Amedibacillus hominis Abdugheni et al. 2023 as a later heterotypic synonym of Eubacterium hominis Liu et al. 2022 within the genus Hoskinsella gen. nov.

  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY · 2026-01-22 · 1 citations

• Fecal carbohydrate-degrading bacteria are associated with reduced incidence of lower gastrointestinal GVHD

  Blood Advances · 2026-01-20 · 2 citations

• A widespread hydrogenase supports fermentative growth of gut bacteria in healthy people

  Nature Microbiology · 2025-10-23 · 6 citations

• The role of <i>Akkermansia muciniphila</i> sulfatases in colonic mucin utilisationPreprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-09-16

• Carbohydrates and the oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway modify <i>Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron</i> phage resistance by phase-variable S-layers

  Journal of Bacteriology · 2025-09-12 · 1 citations

• Low biomass bacterial transcriptomics takes shape

  Trends in Microbiology · 2025-07-07

• Carbohydrates and the oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway modify <i>Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron</i> phage resistance by phase variable S-layersPreprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-05-05 · 1 citations

• Bespoke plant glycoconjugates for gut microbiota–mediated drug targeting

  Science · 2025-05-01 · 21 citations

• Sulfoglycolysis sustains Eubacterium rectale in low-fiber diets

  Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2025-02-14 · 7 citations

• Acarbose impairs gut <i>Bacteroides</i> growth by targeting intracellular glucosidases

  mBio · 2024-11-20 · 4 citations

• Bacteroides ovatus alleviates dysbiotic microbiota-induced graft-versus-host disease

  Cell Host & Microbe · 2024-08-29 · 32 citations

• <i>Ruminococcus torques</i> is a keystone degrader of intestinal mucin glycoprotein, releasing oligosaccharides used by <i>Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron</i>

  mBio · 2024-07-08 · 99 citations