Phenotypic and genetic characterization of differential galacto-oligosaccharide utilization in Lactobacillus plantarum

Abstract Several Lactobacillus plantarum strains are marketed as probiotics for their potential health benefits. Prebiotics, e.g., galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), have the potential to selectively stimulate the growth of L. plantarum probiotic strains based on their phenotypic diversity in carbohydr...

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Main Authors: Jori Fuhren, Markus Schwalbe, Lucía Peralta-Marzal, Christiane Rösch, Henk A. Schols, Michiel Kleerebezem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78721-4