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Biodiversity-based identification and functional characterization of the mannose-specific adhesin of Lactobacillus plantarum.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Sept 2005
Pretzer Gabriele, Snel Johannes, Molenaar Douwe, Wiersma Anne, Bron Peter A, Lambert Jolanda, de Vos Willem M, van der Meer Roelof, Smits Mari A, Kleerebezem Michiel
Abstract excerpt
Lactobacillus plantarum is a frequently encountered inhabitant of the human intestinal tract, and some strains are marketed as probiotics. Their ability to adhere to mannose residues is a potentially interesting characteristic with regard to proposed probiotic features such as colonization of the intestinal surface and competitive exclusion of pathogens. In this study, the variable capacity of 14 L. plantarum...
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