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Lactobacillus crispatus and its nonaggregating mutant in human colonization trials.
Journal of dairy science - 1 May 2001
Cesena C, Morelli L, Alander M, Siljander T, Tuomola E, Salminen S, Mattila-Sandholm T, Vilpponen-Salmela T, von Wright A
Abstract excerpt
A wild-type Lactobacillus crispatus, showing a cell aggregation phenotype and its spontaneous nonaggregating mutant were compared for their in vitro adhesion properties to human ileal mucus and to a cultured human colonic cell line (Caco2) and for their in vivo colonization and adhesion potential with colonoscopy patients as volunteers in feeding trials. The wild-type strain adhered better to mucus or to Caco2...
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