Surface of Lactic Acid Bacteria: Relationships between Chemical Composition and Physicochemical Properties
Open Access
- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 66 (6), 5306-5311
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.66.6.2548-2554.2000
Abstract
We developed a chemically defined medium called milieu proche du lait (MPL), in which 22 Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp.bulgaricus (L. bulgaricus) strains exhibited growth rates ranging from 0.55 to 1 h−1. MPL can also be used for cultivation of other lactobacilli and Streptococcus thermophilus. The growth characteristics of L. bulgaricus in MPL containing different carbon sources were determined, including an initial characterization of the phosphotransferase system transporters involved. For the 22 tested strains, growth on lactose was faster than on glucose, mannose, and fructose. Lactose concentrations below 0.4% were limiting for growth. We isolated 2-deoxyglucose-resistant mutants from strains CNRZ397 and ATCC 11842. CNRZ397-derived mutants were all deficient for glucose, fructose, and mannose utilization, indicating that these three sugars are probably transported via a unique mannose-specific-enzyme-II-like transporter. In contrast, mutants of ATCC 11842 exhibited diverse phenotypes, suggesting that multiple transporters may exist in that strain. We also developed a protein labeling method and verified that exopolysaccharide production and phage infection can occur in MPL. The MPL medium should thus be useful in conducting physiological studies ofL. bulgaricus and other lactic acid bacteria under well controlled nutritional conditions.This publication has 66 references indexed in Scilit:
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