title: Transport of beta-Galactosides in Lactobacillus plantarum NC2.
abstract: The ability of Lactobacillus plantarum NC2 to transport thiomethyl-beta-d-galactoside in the presence or absence of various inhibitors was investigated to determine the mechanism of beta-galactoside transport in this bacterium. A novel system employing l-arabinose as an energy-generating compound is described, and evidence that this transport is energized by an ATP-driven proton motive force is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695.
authors.forename: Scott R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jeffrey
authors.forename: Walter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Dobrogosz