J. Bacteriol., 01 1997, 284-286, Vol 179, No. 1
Copyright © 1997, American Society for Microbiology

In vivo expression of the Lactobacillus brevis S-layer gene

M Kahala, K Savijoki and A Palva
Agricultural Research Centre of Finland, Food Research Institute, Jokioinen.

Lactobacillus brevis possesses a surface layer protein (SlpA) with tightly regulated synthesis. The slpA gene is expressed by two adjacent promoters, P1 and P2. The level of P2-derived transcripts was approximately 10 times higher than that of P1-derived transcripts throughout the entire growth of L. brevis. The half-lives of slpA transcripts were shown to be exceptionally long (14 min).

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