title: Characterization of surface adhesins of lactobacilli used in production of probiotic preparations.
abstract: We examined production of the protein-lipoteichoic complex detectable by concanavalin A in six lactobacillus strains. A correlation was found between detection of this complex by both reaction with concanavalin A and agglutination with strain-specific antiserum. The cultures were characterized by expression of different types of adhesins. Among them, strains were differentiated with low adhesion activity and intensive production of the protein-lipoteichoic complex and strains with wide adhesin spectrum not producing the complex. We assume that a combination of lactobacillus variants differing in production of the protein-lipoteichoic complex and adhesion potency can be a basis of efficient probiotic preparation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Russian University of Peoples' Friendship, Moscow.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Anokhina
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Kravtsov
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Yashina
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ermolaev
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Chesnokova
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Dalin
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D003208:Concanavalin A; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000737:chemistry*; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000378:metabolism; D019936:Probiotics / Q000737:chemistry*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C081954:lipoteichoic acid receptor; D003208:Concanavalin A