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Theses and Dissertations
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Factors contributing to the competitiveness of Lactobacillus reuteri in sourdough and rodent gut
DownloadFall 2011
Lactobacillus reuteri is a common organism in cereal-based foods and a gut symbiont in humans and animals, yet the molecular mechanisms allowing its persistence in various niches are not well understood. L. reuteri LTH2584 produces reutericyclin and persists in industrial sourdoughs, where acidic...