Streptococcus thermophilus is able to produce a β-galactosidase active during its transit in the digestive tract of germ-free mice

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 938-941

  Drouault, Sophie ^a   Anba, Jamila ^a   Corthier, Gérard ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GENES; NUTRITION;

DIGESTIVE TRACT;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; LACTOSE; LUCIFERASE;

BACTERIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GERMFREE ANIMAL; LACTOSE OPERON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GERM-FREE LIFE; LACTOSE; LUCIFERASES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0036156748     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.2.938-941.2002     Document Type: Article

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