The LPxTG-motif protein is an important transmembrane with high hydrophilicity and stability, as evidenced by its stress tolerance adhesion ability. In this study, a novel esterase activity (LEP) was expressed, the multifunctional properties such were also investigated. When cocultured Limosilactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri) SH-23, ability of L. SH-23 to HT-29 cells improved, further found rel...

Summary We investigated the effect of administration probiotics (PB) for prevention neonatal jaundice (NJ) in 315 full-term newborns (NBs). grouped them according to type and duration PB intake: A – 5 days L. rhamnosus; B reteri; C B. animalis; D 30 E reuteri, F G without PB. Bilirubin (BR) was measured from 1st 5th, on 14th, 28th day. The incidence pathologic NJ groups A&D, B&E, C&...

Plums (Prunus spp) are among the most important stone fruit crops in the world. European (Prunus domestica) and Japanese (Prunus salicina) plums are characterized by different levels of ploidy. Because genetic variability is the prerequisite for any plant-breeding program, we aimed to establish the taxonomic status of Tunisian plums and study their genetic variability. The nuclear DNA content o...

The genus Phaeoacremonium is associated with opportunistic human infections, as well as stunted growth and die-back of various woody hosts, especially grapevines. In this study, Phaeoacremonium species were isolated from necrotic woody tissue of Prunus spp. (plum, peach, nectarine and apricot) from different stone fruit growing areas in South Africa. Morphological and cultural characteristics a...

Xanthomonas arboricola is a plant-associated bacterial species that causes diseases on several plant hosts. One of the most virulent pathovars within this species is X. arboricola pv. pruni (Xap), the causal agent of bacterial spot disease of stone fruit trees and almond. Recently, a non-virulent Xap-look-a-like strain isolated from Prunus was characterized and its genome compared to pathogenic...

Hybridization has played a central role in the evolutionary history of domesticated plants. Notably, several breeding programs relying on gene introgression from the wild compartment have been performed in fruit tree species within the genus Prunus but few studies investigated spontaneous gene flow among wild and domesticated Prunus species. Consequently, a comprehensive understanding of geneti...

background considering the high prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and its association with urinary tract infection in women and treatment of gynecologic problems occur when a high recurrence of bacterial vaginosis is often treated with antibiotics. objectives the purpose of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of lactobacillus reuteri on pathogenic bacteria isolated from women wi...

Fructosyltransferase (FTF) enzymes have been characterized from various Gram-positive bacteria, but not from Lactobacillus sp. In a screening of 182 lactobacilli for polysaccharide production only one strain, Lactobacillus reuteri strain 121, was found to produce a fructan being a levan. Here we report the first-time identification and biochemical characterization of a Lactobacillus FTF enzyme....

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background: feeding intolerance is a common problem among premature infants. there is limited information on the safety and effects of oral probiotic supplements, especially products containing lactobacillus reuteri, and the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (nec) in low birth weight preterm infants. this study aimed to evaluate the effects of lactobacillus reuteri on the gastrointestinal ...