Studies on carbohydrate metabolism in Bifidobacterium : isolation, characterisation and regulation of a sucrose-utilisation gene cluster in Bifidobacterium lactis

Doctoral Thesis

2002

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Trindade, Marla
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Abratt, Valerie Rose
Reid, Sharon J
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University of Cape Town

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Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
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The primary aim of the project was, therefore, to analyse carbohydrate metabolism for the identification of and/or the development of prebiotic substrates, and to provide a molecular characterisation for their utilisation. Several carbohydrates were tested for their ability to support the growth of bifidobacteria as a sole carbohydrate source. The four bifidobacterial strains, B. breve, B. bifidum, B. longum and B. lactis were able to utilise a wide variety of substrates.
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Bibliography: leaves 167-195.

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Molecular and Cellular Biology

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Trindade, M. 2002. Studies on carbohydrate metabolism in Bifidobacterium : isolation, characterisation and regulation of a sucrose-utilisation gene cluster in Bifidobacterium lactis. University of Cape Town.

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