Among the numerous purported health benefits attributed to probiotic bacteria, their capacity
to interact with the immune system of the host is now supported by an increasing number of …

Abstract Food-grade Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) have been safely consumed for centuries by
humans in fermented foods. Thus, they are good candidates to develop novel oral vectors …

Lactococcus lactis, the model lactic acid bacterium (LAB), is a food grade and well-
characterized Gram positive bacterium. It is a good candidate for heterologous protein …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB), widely used in the food industry, are present in the intestine of
most animals, including humans. The potential use of these bacteria as live vehicles for the …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB), widely used in the food industry, are present in the intestine of
most animals, including humans. The potential use of these bacteria as mucosal delivery …

Brucella abortus is a facultative intracellular gram-negative bacterial pathogen that infects
humans and animals by entry mainly through the digestive tract. B. abortus causes abortion …

Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) is the major causative agent of cervical cancer. To
date, vaccine strategies against HPV-16 are based on the ability of the E7 oncoprotein to …

Synthetic biology has grown exponentially in the last few years, with a variety of biological
applications. One of the emerging applications of synthetic biology is to exploit the link …

Lactic acid bacteria are food-grade microorganisms that are potentially good candidates for
production of heterologous proteins of therapeutical or technological interest. We developed …

Background The nisin-controlled gene expression system NICE of Lactococcus lactis is one
of the most widely used expression systems in Gram-positive bacteria. Despite its …