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Impact of luxS and suppressor mutations on the gastrointestinal transit of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2008
Lebeer Sarah, Claes Ingmar J J, Verhoeven Tine L A, Shen Chong, Lambrichts Ivo, Ceuppens Jan L, Vanderleyden Jos, De Keersmaecker Sigrid C J
Abstract excerpt
It is generally believed that probiotic bacteria need to survive gastrointestinal transit to exert a health-promoting effect. In this study, a genuine luxS mutant and a luxS mutant containing unknown suppressor mutations of the probiotic strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG were compared to the wild type for survival and persistence in the murine gastrointestinal tract. The LuxS enzyme, catalyzing the production of...
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