Table 2 Presence of genes implicated in adhesion, aggregation and colonization in Lactobacillus spp. strains
Gene | Encoded factor | L. fermentum | L. casei | L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus | Reference | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SJRP30 | SJRP37 | SJRP66 | SJRP141 | SJRP145 | SJRP146 | SJRP169 | SJRP50 | SJRP76 | SJRP149 | |||
Mub | Adhesion proteins | –a | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | Ramiah et al. (2007) |
mapA | Adhesion proteins | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | – | + | Ramiah et al. (2007) |
EF-Tu | Elongation factor | – | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | Ramiah et al. (2007) |
EF2662-cbp | Choline binding protein | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | Fortina et al. (2008) |
EF1249-fbp | Fibrinogen binding protein |  | – | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | Fortina et al. (2008) |
EF2380-maz | Membrane-associated zinc metalloprotease | – | – | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | Fortina et al. (2008) |
prgB | Surface protein | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | Fortina et al. (2008) |