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Allelic variation of bile salt hydrolase genes in Lactobacillus salivarius does not determine bile resistance levels.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Sept 2009
Fang Fang, Li Yin, Bumann Mario, Raftis Emma J, Casey Pat G, Cooney Jakki C, Walsh Martin A, O'Toole Paul W
Abstract excerpt
Commensal lactobacilli frequently produce bile salt hydrolase (Bsh) enzymes whose roles in intestinal survival are unclear. Twenty-six Lactobacillus salivarius strains from different sources all harbored a bsh1 allele on their respective megaplasmids. This allele was related to the plasmid-borne bsh1 gene of the probiotic strain UCC118. A second locus (bsh2) was found in the chromosomes of two strains that had...
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