Unraveling the role of surface mucus-binding protein and pili in muco-adhesion of Lactococcus lactis.

Adhesion of bacteria to mucus may favor their persistence within the gut and their beneficial effects to the host. Interactions between pig gastric mucin (PGM) and a natural isolate of Lactococcus lactis (TIL448) were measured at the single-cell scale and under static conditions, using atomic force...

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Main Authors: Doan Thanh Lam Le, Thi-Ly Tran, Marie-Pierre Duviau, Mickael Meyrand, Yann Guérardel, Mickaël Castelain, Pascal Loubière, Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier, Etienne Dague, Muriel Mercier-Bonin
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a836c6d4e1db4cd280bce465096ab8fe
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