title: Surface properties of Lactobacilli isolated from healthy subject.
abstract: Lactobacilli were isolated from mouth, stomach and intestine of healthy subjects and identified by using standard bacteriological methods. The aim of the study was to determine the cell surface characteristics of Lactobacilli and to correlate them with ability to adhere to KB cell line. Our results revealed that all isolated Lactobacillus strains showed basic surface character and those with high hydrophobicity scores and auto-aggregation were highly adherent to KB cell line.
authors.affiliation: Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: Piotr B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Heczko
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002460:Cell Line; D004817:Epidermis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D007624:KB Cells / Q000382:microbiology; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology*; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D013045:Species Specificity; D013270:Stomach / Q000382:microbiology*; D013499:Surface Properties