Teichoic acids from lactic acid bacteria
Livins'ka, O.P.; Harmasheva, I.L.; Kovalenko, N.K.
Mikrobiolohichnyi Zhurnal 74(4): 87-94
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0201-8462 PMID: 23088105 Document Number: 661556
The current view of the structural diversity of teichoic acids and their involvement in the biological activity of lactobacilli has been reviewed. The mechanisms of effects of probiotic lactic acid bacteria, in particular adhesive and immunostimulating functions have been described. The prospects of the use of structure data of teichoic acid in the assessment of intraspecific diversity of lactic acid bacteria have been also reflected.