Comparative Genomic Analysis of Lactobacillus plantarum: An Overview

Background. Lactobacillus plantarum is widely used in the manufacture of dairy products, fermented foods, and bacteriocins. The genomes of the strains contain multiple genes which may have been acquired by horizontal gene transfer. Many of these genes are important for the regulation, metabolism, an...

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Main Authors: Eliane Evanovich, Patricia Jeanne de Souza Mendonça Mattos, João Farias Guerreiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Genomics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4973214