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SUBMITTER: O'Connell KJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3813531 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep-Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
O'Connell Kerry Joan KJ Motherway Mary O'Connell MO Hennessey Alan A AA Brodhun Florian F Ross R Paul RP Feussner Ivo I Stanton Catherine C Fitzgerald Gerald F GF van Sinderen Douwe D
Bioengineered 20130829 5
Bifidobacteria are common commensals of the mammalian gastrointestinal tract. Previous studies have suggested that a bifidobacterial myosin cross reactive antigen (MCRA) protein plays a role in bacterial stress tolerance, while this protein has also been linked to the biosynthesis of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in bifidobacteria. In order to increase our understanding on the role of MCRA in bifidobacteria we created and analyzed an insertion mutant of the MCRA-encoding gene of B. breve NCFB 2 ...[more]