FREEZE INJURY IN CELL WALL AND ITS REPAIR IN LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS.

Author(s) : JOHNSON M., RAY B., SPECK M. L.

Type of article: Article

Summary

LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS CELLS SURVIVING FREEZING AND THAWING DEVELOPED SENSITIVITY TO BILE. BILE RESISTANCE OF L. ACIDOPHILUS STRAINS WAS ALSO IMPAIRED BY OTHER TREATMENTS THAT SPECIFICALLY DAMAGED THE CELL WALL, SUGGESTING THIS COULD BE A SITE OF FREEZE-INJURY IN THIS SPECIES. THE DAMAGE WAS REVERSIBLE AND WAS ASSOCIATED WITH REPAIR OF CELL WALL COMPONENT(S) OTHER THAN PEPTIGOGLYCAN.

Details

  • Original title: FREEZE INJURY IN CELL WALL AND ITS REPAIR IN LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS.
  • Record ID : 1985-0816
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryo-Letters - vol. 5 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1984
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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