EFFECT OF SODIUM-CHLORIDE ON METABOLISM OF 2 STRAINS OF LACTOBACILLUS-PLANTARUM ISOLATED FROM FERMENTING GREEN OLIVES

Authors
MONTANO A BOBILLO M MARSHALL VM
Citation
A. Montano et al., EFFECT OF SODIUM-CHLORIDE ON METABOLISM OF 2 STRAINS OF LACTOBACILLUS-PLANTARUM ISOLATED FROM FERMENTING GREEN OLIVES, Letters in applied microbiology, 16(6), 1993, pp. 315-318
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Letters in applied microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02668254
Volume
16
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
315 - 318
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-8254(1993)16:6<315:EOSOMO>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Metabolism of two strains of Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from fer menting olive brines has been compared. One strain (221) produces a ba cteriocin, the other (H4) does not. Experiments showed that the non-pr oducing strain (H4) was more salt tolerant than the bacteriocin produc er, and was also able to utilize a wider range of metabolic pathways. Particularly noticeable was the inability of the producing strain to u se, in aerobic conditions, the lactate which accumulated during glucos e metabolism. Both strains showed similar behaviour on prolonged incub ation in anaerobic media in the presence and absence of salt.