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Correlation of the capsular phenotype in Propionibacterium freudenreichii with the level of expression of gtf, a unique polysaccharide synthase-encoding gene.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 May 2010
Deutsch Stéphanie-Marie, Le Bivic Pierre, Hervé Christophe, Madec Marie-Noëlle, LaPointe Gisèle, Jan Gwenaël, Le Loir Yves, Falentin Hélène
Abstract excerpt
Many food-grade bacteria produce exopolysaccharides (EPS) that affect the texture of fermented food products and that may be involved in probiotic properties. Propionibacterium freudenreichii is a Gram-positive food-grade bacterium with reported probiotic capabilities that is widely used as starter in Swiss-type cheese. In this study, 68 strains of P. freudenreichii were screened for the beta-glucan capsular...
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