A new insight into the physiological role of bile salt hydrolase among intestinal bacteria from the genus Bifidobacterium.

This study analyzes the occurrence of bile salt hydrolase in fourteen strains belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium. Deconjugation activity was detected using a plate test, two-step enzymatic reaction and activity staining on a native polyacrylamide gel. Subsequently, bile salt hydrolases from B. p...

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Main Authors: Piotr Jarocki, Marcin Podleśny, Paweł Glibowski, Zdzisław Targoński
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4255033?pdf=render