Horizontal gene transfer amongst probiotic lactic acid bacteria and other intestinal microbiota: What are the possibilities? A review

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dc.contributor.authorVan Reenen C.A.
dc.contributor.authorDicks L.M.T.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-25T08:49:48Z
dc.date.available2011-05-25T08:49:48Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractProbiotics are live cultures, usually lactic acid bacteria, which are ingested to promote a healthy gastrointestinal tract. These organisms require certain traits to survive and compete in this niche, but these traits may be transferred to other microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Similarly, virulence factors from pathogens may be acquired by probiotic strains. Bacteria have developed a plethora of methods to transfer genetic material between strains, species and genera. In this review, the possible factors that may be exchanged and the methods of exchange are discussed. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.
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dc.identifier.citationArchives of Microbiology
dc.identifier.citation193
dc.identifier.citation3
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dc.identifier.issn3028933
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s00203-010-0668-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/14698
dc.titleHorizontal gene transfer amongst probiotic lactic acid bacteria and other intestinal microbiota: What are the possibilities? A review
dc.typeReview
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