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The aggregation-promoting factor of Lactobacillus crispatus M247 and its genetic locus.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jan 2004
Marcotte H, Ferrari S, Cesena C, Hammarström L, Morelli L, Pozzi G, Oggioni M R
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Characterization of the aggregation-promoting factor (APF) of the human intestinal isolate Lactobacillus crispatus M247 and its homologous nonaggregating mutant Mu5. METHODS AND RESULTS: Western blot analysis revealed that the supernatant of both M247 and Mu5 contains a 28-kDa protein which cross reacts with the antiserum produced against the APF of Lact. gasseri 4B2. The apf genes of M247 and Mu5 strains...
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