Comparative Genomics of the Transport Proteins of Ten Lactobacillus Strains.

ABSTRACT: The genus Lactobacillus includes species that may inhabit different anatomical locations in the human body, but the greatest percentage of its species are inhabitants of the gut. Lactobacilli are well known for their probiotic characteristics, although some species may become pathogenic and exert negative effects on human health. The transportome of an organism consists of the sum of the transport proteins encoded within its genome, and studies on the transportome help in the understanding of the various physiological processes taking place in the cell. In this communication we analyze the transport proteins and predict probable substrate specificities of ten Lactobacillus strains. Six of these strains (L. brevis, L. bulgaricus, L. crispatus, L. gasser

SUBMITTER: Zafar H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7593918 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature