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EpsA is an essential gene in exopolysaccharide production in Lactobacillus johnsonii FI9785

Dertli E.; Mayer M.J.; Colquhoun I.J.; Narbad A. (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2016)

Lactobacillus johnsonii FI9785 has an eps gene cluster which is required for the biosynthesis of homopolymeric exopolysaccharides (EPS)-1 and heteropolymeric EPS-2 as a capsular layer. The first gene of the cluster, epsA, ...

Impact of the exopolysaccharide layer on biofilms, adhesion and resistance to stress in Lactobacillus johnsonii FI9785

Dertli E.; Mayer M.J.; Narbad A. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)

Background: The bacterial cell surface is a crucial factor in cell-cell and cell-host interactions. Lactobacillus johnsonii FI9785 produces an exopolysaccharide (EPS) layer whose quantity and composition is altered in ...