A comparative pan-genome perspective of niche-adaptable cell-surface protein phenotypes in Lactobacillus rhamnosus.

Lactobacillus rhamnosus is a ubiquitously adaptable Gram-positive bacterium and as a typical commensal can be recovered from various microbe-accessible bodily orifices and cavities. Then again, other isolates are food-borne, with some of these having been long associated with naturally fermented che...

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Main Authors: Ravi Kant, Johanna Rintahaka, Xia Yu, Pia Sigvart-Mattila, Lars Paulin, Jukka-Pekka Mecklin, Maria Saarela, Airi Palva, Ingemar von Ossowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4102537?pdf=render