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Autoinducer-2 Plays a Crucial Role in Gut Colonization and Probiotic Functionality of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003

In the present study we show that luxS of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 is involved in the production of the interspecies signaling molecule autoinducer-2 (AI-2), and that this gene is essential for gastrointestinal colonization of a murine host, while it is also involved in providing protection aga...

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Autores principales: Christiaen, Steven E. A., O'Connell Motherway, Mary, Bottacini, Francesca, Lanigan, Noreen, Casey, Pat G., Huys, Geert, Nelis, Hans J., van Sinderen, Douwe, Coenye, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4037206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24871429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098111