Plasmids are important “vehicles” for the communication of genetic information between
bacteria. The exchange of plasmids transmits pathogenically and environmentally relevant …

Bacteria belonging to the genus Lactobacillus are used as starter cultures or that develop
naturally as fermenting microbiota in the production of various foods. On the detrimental …

Lactobacillus fermentum (L. fermentum) YLF016 is a well-characterized probiotic with
several favorable characteristics. This study aimed to analyze the probiotic characteristics of …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a multidrug-resistant pathogen and
one of the leading causes of nosocomial infection worldwide. Probiotic bacteria play a …

Abstract Background Lactobacillus fermentum 222 and Lactobacillus plantarum 80, isolates
from a spontaneous Ghanaian cocoa bean fermentation process, proved to be interesting …

Lactobacillus fermentum is a lactic acid bacterium of probiotic importance, which is found
ubiquitously in fermented milk products. Bile salt hydrolase (BSH) has a significant role in …

Probiotics, defined as viable microorganisms that enhance host health when consumed
through the diet, exert their effects through mechanisms such as strengthening the immune …

Extracellular pH has a strong effect on cell metabolism and growth. Precisely detecting
extracellular pH with high throughput is critical for cell metabolism research and …

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the field of research into the
characterization of new probiotics with potential application to the health and disease …

In this report we describe a Lactobacillus fermentum 3872 plasmid (pLF3872) not previously
found in any other strain of this species. The analysis of the complete sequence of this …