CELL SURFACE POLYSACCHARIDES REPRESENT A COMMON STRATEGY FOR ADSORPTION AMONG PHAGES INFECTING LACTIC ACID BACTERIA: LESSONS FROM DAIRY LACTOCOCCI AND STREPTOCOCCI

Cell Surface Polysaccharides Represent a Common Strategy for Adsorption among Phages Infecting Lactic Acid Bacteria: Lessons from Dairy Lactococci and Streptococci

ABSTRACT Food fermentations rely on the application of robust bacterial starter cultures, the majority of which are represented by members of the lactic acid bacteria including Lactococcus lactis and Streptococcus thermophilus.Bacteriophage (or phage) proliferation remains one of the most significant threats to the fermentation industry.Therefore,

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Testing a Modified Version of the Spenn-Fisher Codependency Scale

The article presents the adaptation process of the modified Spenn-Fisher code of co-dependence, which allows to measure the severity of co-dependency.The study was conducted on a sample of students (N=227) and cadets (N=38) of higher educational institutions.The theoretical construct of codependency as a psychosocial state, which includes an extern

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