Functional analysis of D-alanylation of lipoteichoic acid in the probiotic strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3595-3604

  Vélez, Mónica Perea ^a   Verhoeven, Tine L A ^a   Draing, Christian ^b   Von Aulock, Sonja ^b   Pfitzenmaier, Markus ^c   Geyer, Armin ^c   Lambrichts, Ivo ^d   Grangette, Corinne ^e   Pot, Bruno ^e   Vanderleyden, Jos ^a   De Keersmaecker, Sigrid C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENTS; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PEPTIDES; POLYMERS; PROTEINS;

DLT OPERON; EPITHELIAL CELLS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; PROBIOTIC STRAIN;

BACTERIA;

ALANINE; AMPHOPHILE; CATION; DETERGENT; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; POLYMER; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIUM; ESTER; HOMEOSTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PEPTIDE; POLYMER; PROBIOTICS; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL SURFACE; CHEMICAL REACTION; GENETIC CODE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; STOMACH JUICE;

ALANINE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLYSIS; BETA-DEFENSINS; BIOFILMS; CELL LINE; CELL WALL; CYTOKINES; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GASTRIC JUICE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NISIN; POLYMYXIN B; PROBIOTICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TEICHOIC ACIDS; THIOLESTER HYDROLASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 34249888506     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02083-06     Document Type: Article

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