Carbohydrate metabolism is essential for the colonization of Streptococcus thermophilus in the digestive tract of gnotobiotic rats.

Streptococcus thermophilus is the archetype of lactose-adapted bacterium and so far, its sugar metabolism has been mainly investigated in vitro. The objective of this work was to study the impact of lactose and lactose permease on S. thermophilus physiology in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of gno...

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Main Authors: Muriel Thomas, Laura Wrzosek, Leila Ben-Yahia, Marie-Louise Noordine, Christophe Gitton, Didier Chevret, Philippe Langella, Camille Mayeur, Claire Cherbuy, Françoise Rul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3245227?pdf=render