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Low-pH adaptation and the acid tolerance response of Bifidobacterium longum biotype longum.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2007
Sánchez Borja, Champomier-Vergès Marie-Christine, Collado María del Carmen, Anglade Patricia, Baraige Fabienne, Sanz Yolanda, de los Reyes-Gavilán Clara G, Margolles Abelardo, Zagorec Monique
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Bifidobacteria are one of the main microbial inhabitants of the human colon. Usually administered in fermented dairy products as beneficial microorganisms, they have to overcome the acidic pH found in the stomach during the gastrointestinal transit to be able to colonize the lower parts of the intestine. The mechanisms underlying acid response and adaptation in Bifidobacterium longum biotype longum NCIMB 8809 and...
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