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Abating colon cancer polyposis by <i>Lactobacillus acidophilus</i> deficient in lipoteichoic acid
11 Jun 2012
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An imbalance of commensal bacteria and their gene products underlies mucosal and, in particular, gastrointestinal inflammation and a predisposition to cancer. Lactobacillus species have received considerable attention as examples of beneficial microbiota. We have reported previously that deletion of the phosphoglycerol transferase gene that is responsible for lipoteichoic acid (LTA) biosynthesis in Lactobacillus...
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