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Adhesion properties of Lactobacillus rhamnosus mucus-binding factor to mucin and extracellular matrix proteins.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry - 1 Jan 2015
Nishiyama Keita, Nakamata Koichi, Ueno Shintaro, Terao Akari, Aryantini Ni Putu Desy, Sujaya I Nengah, Fukuda Kenji, Urashima Tadasu, Yamamoto Yuji, Mukai Takao
Abstract excerpt
We previously described potential probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains, isolated from fermented mare milk produced in Sumbawa Island, Indonesia, which showed high adhesion to porcine colonic mucin (PCM) and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. Recently, mucus-binding factor (MBF) was found in the GG strain of L. rhamnosus as a mucin-binding protein. In this study, we assessed the ability of recombinant MBF...
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