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Use of multilocus sequence typing to infer genetic diversity and population structure of Lactobacillus plantarum isolates from different sources.
BMC microbiology - 28 Oct 2015
Xu Haiyan, Liu Wenjun, Zhang Wenyi, Yu Jie, Song Yuqin, Menhe Bilige, Zhang Heping, Sun Zhihong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lactobacillus plantarum is a lactic acid bacterium (LAB) of considerable industrial interest since it has an important role in the production of fermented food. In the present study, the genetic diversity and population structure within 186 L. plantarum isolates was determined based on a novel MLST scheme employing eight housekeeping genes. These isolates had originated from different sources and...
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