September 11, 2012Open Access

Lactobacillus plantarum possesses the capability for wall teichoic acid backbone alditol switching

PBPeter A. BronUniversity of Antwerp STSatoru TomitaNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization ISIris I. van SwamTiFN

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The study presented here correlates structural differences in WTA to their functional characteristics, thereby providing important information aiding to improve our understanding of molecular host-microbe interactions and probiotic functionality.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d9572234ded318bb684235 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2859-11-123

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