A Phytase-Based Reporter System for Identification of Functional Secretion Signals in Bifidobacteria.

Health-promoting effects have been attributed to a number of Bifidobacterium sp. strains. These effects as well as the ability to colonise the host depend on secreted proteins. Moreover, rational design of protein secretion systems bears the potential for the generation of novel probiotic bifidobact...

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Main Authors: Annika Osswald, Christina Westermann, Zhongke Sun, Christian U Riedel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4472781?pdf=render