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The highly autoaggregative and adhesive phenotype of the vaginal Lactobacillus plantarum strain CMPG5300 is sortase dependent.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2013
Malik Shweta, Petrova Mariya I, Claes Ingmar J J, Verhoeven Tine L A, Busschaert Pieter, Vaneechoutte Mario, Lievens Bart, Lambrichts Ivo, Siezen Roland J, Balzarini Jan, Vanderleyden Jos, Lebeer Sarah
Abstract excerpt
Lactobacilli are important for the maintenance of a healthy ecosystem in the human vagina. Various mechanisms are postulated but so far are poorly substantiated by molecular studies, such as mutant analysis. Bacterial autoaggregation is an interesting phenomenon that can promote adhesion to host...
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