Bacteriophages (phages) have the potential to interfere with any industry that produces
bacteria as an end product or uses them as biocatalysts in the production of fermented …

We analyzed the tuf gene, encoding elongation factor Tu, from 33 strains representing 17
Lactobacillus species and 8 Bifidobacterium species. The tuf sequences were aligned and …

Aim: Induction of protective immunity against pathogenic microbes, including Bacillus
anthracis, requires efficient vaccines that potentiate antibody avidity and increase T-cell …

Diverse Lactobacillus strains are widely used as probiotic cultures in the dairy and dietary
supplement industries, and specific strains, such as Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM, have …

The gusA gene, encoding a new β-glucuronidase enzyme, has been cloned from
Lactobacillus gasseri ADH. This is the first report of a β-glucuronidase gene cloned from a …

A novel bacteriophage protection system for Lactococcus lactis based on a genetic trap, in
which a strictly phage-inducible promoter isolated from the lytic phage phi31 is used to …

Antisense RNA complementary to a putative helicase gene (hel3. 1) of a cos-type
Streptococcus thermophilus bacteriophage was used to impede the proliferation of a …

The Lactobacillus gasseri ADH β-glucuronidase gene, gusA, was cloned previously and
found to exhibit excellent activity in acidic pH ranges, with maximal activity at pH 5.0. In …

An inducible middle promoter from the lactococcal bacteriophage φ31 was isolated
previously by shotgun cloning an 888-bp fragment (P15A10) upstream of the β …

The heterofermentative lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus brevis transports galactose and
the nonmetabolizable galactose analogue thiomethyl-β-galactoside (TMG) by a permease …