A LacI-family regulator activates maltodextrin metabolism of Enterococcus faecium.

Enterococcus faecium is a gut commensal of humans and animals. In the intestinal tract, E. faecium will have access to a wide variety of carbohydrates, including maltodextrins and maltose, which are the sugars that result from the enzymatic digestion of starch by host-derived and microbial amylases....

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Main Authors: Xinglin Zhang, Malbert Rogers, Damien Bierschenk, Marc J M Bonten, Rob J L Willems, Willem van Schaik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3737153?pdf=render