Detection and Identification of Gastrointestinal <i>Lactobacillus</i> Species by Using Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis and Species-Specific PCR Primers

Jens Walter, Gerald W. Tannock, Anu Tilsala-Timisjärvi, +4

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The Evolution of Host Specialization in the Vertebrate Gut Symbiont Lactobacillus reuteri

Steven A. Frese, Andrew K. Benson, Gerald W. Tannock, +18

PLoS Genetics

Host SpecializationDysbiosisBacteriologyGut MicrobiotaGenomics +18

Glucosyltransferase A (GtfA) and inulosucrase (Inu) of Lactobacillus reuteri TMW1.106 contribute to cell aggregation, in vitro biofilm formation, and colonization of the mouse gastrointestinal tract

Jens Walter, Clarissa Schwab, Diane M. Loach, +2

Microbiology

BiologyProbioticVitro BiofilmMouse Gastrointestinal TractGtfa Mutant +12

Identification of <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> Genes Specifically Induced in the Mouse Gastrointestinal Tract

Jens Walter, Nicholas C. K. Heng, Walter P. Hammes, +3

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

<scp>d</scp> ‐Alanyl ester depletion of teichoic acids in <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> 100‐23 results in impaired colonization of the mouse gastrointestinal tract

Jens Walter, Diane M. Loach, Mohammed A. A. Alqumber, +4

Environmental Microbiology

A High-Molecular-Mass Surface Protein (Lsp) and Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase B (MsrB) Contribute to the Ecological Performance of <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> in the Murine Gut

Jens Walter, P. Chagnaud, Gerald W. Tannock, +5

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Structure and functions of exopolysaccharide produced by gut commensal <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> 100-23

Ian M. Sims, Steven A. Frese, Jens Walter, +8

The ISME Journal

Cell Wall-Anchored CshA Polypeptide (259 Kilodaltons) in <i>Streptococcus gordonii</i> Forms Surface Fibrils That Confer Hydrophobic and Adhesive Properties

Roderick McNab, Helen Forbes, Pauline S. Handley, +3

Journal of Bacteriology

Gut commensal <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> 100‐23 stimulates an immunoregulatory response

Megan Livingston, Diane M. Loach, Michelle Wilson, +2

Immunology and Cell Biology

Ecological Behavior of<i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i>100-23 Is Affected by Mutation of the<i>luxS</i>Gene

Gerald W. Tannock, Salina Ghazally, Jens Walter, +8

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

BiologyMolecular EcologyGrowth RateGeneticsVirulence Factor +12