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Lactococcus lactis NZ9000

◐ Food-origin
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Public genome assembly available

Lactococcus lactis NZ9000 is a well-characterized laboratory strain of L. lactis used as a genetic engineering platform rather than as a conventional probiotic. Research associated with this strain focuses primarily on its use as a vector for expressing foreign proteins, including vaccine antigens, antimicrobial peptides, and immunomodulatory molecules, in in vitro and animal settings. Preclinical models have examined oral delivery of recombinant proteins using this strain. NZ9000 is best understood as a research and bioengineering tool; it is not a recognized commercial probiotic strain with established human efficacy data. These are research topics, not findings; the papers do not establish that this strain treats or prevents any condition.

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Research

259 papers reference this strain in the probiotic database.

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2026 IN_VITRO
Enhancing the Skatole Degradation Capacity of Lactococcus lactis NZ9000 Through the Heterologous Expression of the Ska Enzyme from Acinetobacter piscicola p38
· Fermentation
2026 IN_VITRO
Construction of Lactococcus lactis Expression System via Chromosomal Integration of T7 RNA Polymerase for Levan Production from Fruit Pomace
· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2025 IN_VITRO
Rational Engineeringof Arginine Deiminase To Enhancethe Acid Tolerance of Lactic Acid Bacteria
· Figshare
2025 IN_VITRO
Rational Engineering of Arginine Deiminase To Enhance the Acid Tolerance of Lactic Acid Bacteria
· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2025 ANIMAL
Comparison of Postbiotics and Probiotics of Lactococcus lactis NZ9000 in Alleviating Liver Injury Induced by Bisphenol A via Binding and Removing Bisphenol A in Mouse Model
· Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
2025 IN_VITRO
A Dual CRISPR-Cas/Cre- loxP Genome Engineering Strategy for Stable Uricase Expression in Food-Grade Probiotics
· ACS Synthetic Biology
2024 IN_VITRO
Heterologous expression of P9 from Akkermansia muciniphila increases the GLP-1 secretion of intestinal L cells
· World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
2023 IN_VITRO
Heterologous expression of P9 from Akkermansia muciniphila improves the GLP-1 secretion of intestinal L cells.
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2023 ANIMAL
Effect of Secretion Efficiency of Mutant KRAS Neoantigen by Lactococcus lactis on the Immune Response of a Mucosal Vaccine Delivery Vehicle Targeting Colorectal Cancer
· International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023 IN_VITRO
Expression of β-Glucosidases from the Yak Rumen in Lactic Acid Bacteria: A Genetic Engineering Approach
· Microorganisms
2023 ANIMAL
Effect of treatment with Lactococcus lactis NZ9000 on intestinal microbiota and mucosal immune responses against Clostridium perfringens in broiler chickens
· Frontiers in Microbiology
2022 IN_VITRO
Holin‐assisted bacterial recombinant protein export
· Biotechnology and Bioengineering
2022 IN_VITRO
Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals the contribution of membrane transporters to acid tolerance in Lactococcus lactis
· Journal of Biotechnology
2022 IN_VITRO
Development of Base Editors for Simultaneously Editing Multiple Loci in Lactococcus lactis
· ACS Synthetic Biology
2022 IN_VITRO
Engineered Probiotic Lactococcus lactis for Lycopene Production against ROS Stress in Intestinal Epithelial Cells
· ACS Synthetic Biology
2022 ANIMAL
Mucosal immune responses induced by oral administration of recombinant Lactococcus lactis expressing the S1 protein of PDCoV
· Virology
2022 IN_VITRO
Enhancing the biosynthesis of nicotinamide mononucleotide in Lactococcus lactis by heterologous expression of FtnadE*
· Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
2021 ANIMAL
Oral Immunization of Recombinant Lactococcus lactis and Enterococcus faecalis Expressing Dendritic Cell Targeting Peptide and Hexon Protein of Fowl Adenovirus 4 Induces Protective Immunity Against Homologous Infection
· Frontiers in Veterinary Science
2021 IN_VITRO
Single-plasmid systems based on CRISPR-Cas9 for gene editing in Lactococcus lactis
· Journal of Dairy Science
2021 IN_VITRO
Adherence and internalisation of Lactococcus lactis M4 towards human colorectal cancer cell line, Caco-2
· Malaysian Journal of Microbiology
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  1. [1]
    Comparison of Postbiotics and Probiotics of Lactococcus lactis NZ9000 in Alleviating Liver Injury Induced by Bisphenol A via Binding and Removing Bisphenol A in Mouse Model
    · Molecular Nutrition & Food Research · 2025
    PMID 41437716 →
  2. [2]
    Surface display of hirame novirhabdovirus (HIRRV) G protein in Lactococcus lactis and its immune protection in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
    · Microbial Cell Factories · 2019
    PMID 31434565 →
  3. [3]
    Hypoglycemic effect of Lactococcus lactis vaccine containing HSP65-6P277 on streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic mice
    · Zhongguo yaoke daxue xuebao · 2014
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  4. [4]
    Effect of oral Lactococcus lactis containing endostatin on 1, 2-dimethylhydrazine-induced colon tumor in rats
    · World Journal of Gastroenterology · 2005
    PMID 16437622 →