<it>Lactobacillus plantarum</it> possesses the capability for wall teichoic acid backbone alditol switching

<it>Lactobacillus plantarum</it> possesses the capability for wall teichoic acid backbone alditol switching

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Specific strains of <it>Lactobacillus plantarum</it> are marketed as health-promoting probiotics. The role and interplay of cell-wall compounds like wall- and lipo-teichoic acids (WTA and LTA) in bacterial physiology and...

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Main Authors: Bron Peter A, Tomita Satoru, van Swam Iris I, Remus Daniela M, Meijerink Marjolein, Wels Michiel, Okada Sanae, Wells Jerry M, Kleerebezem Michiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Subjects:
<it>Lactobacillus plantarum</it>
Probiotic
Wall teichoic acid
Lipoteichoic acid
<it>tag</it> and <it>tar</it> genes
Immunomodulation
Online Access:http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/11/1/123

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