Novel surface proteins can be introduced onto bacterial cell surfaces by recombinant means. Here, we describe various applications of two such display systems for the food-grade bacteria Staphylococcus carnosus and Staphylococcus xylosus, respectively. The achievements in the use of such staphylococci as live bacterial vaccine delivery vehicles will be described. Co-display of proteins and pept...

For in vitro assessment of proteins, cell surface display is a novel technique. Using flow cytometry and / or iterative selection procedures like biopanning, libraries of heterologous polypeptides can de displayed and monitored on the surface of bacterial and yeast cells. However, this is not possible without the choice of efficient strains, reagents etc. and some high-throughput molecular biol...

objective: adhesion of lactobacillus acidophilus (l. acidophilus) to dental porcelain surface may lead to gingival inflammation and secondary caries. surface roughness is among the factors affecting this adhesion. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of four different surface treatment methods on adhesion of l. acidophilus to dental porcelain.   methods: sixty specimens (3x10mm...