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Table 4 Binding to and degradation of mucin by B.firmus GB1 and B. indicus HU36

From: Carbohydrate-active enzymes from pigmented Bacilli: a genomic approach to assess carbohydrate utilization and degradation

Strains

Mucin

 
 

adhesiona

degradationb

Bacillus firmus GB1

2.5 × 103

-

Bacillus indicus HU36

30.0 × 103

++

Lactobacillus gasseri SF1183

ND

-

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

2.0 × 103

+

  1. a CFU adhered to plastic wells; ND: not detectable; b Symbols refers to the size of the degradation halo: - = no degradation halo; + = 1-2 cm; ++ = more than 2 cm.
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BMC Microbiology

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