Abstract
A strain of Lactobacillus plantarum which was unable to produce manganese (Mn)catalase (ATCC 8014) grew somewhat more rapidly and to a slightly higher plateau density than did an Mn catalase-positive strain (ATCC 14421), and this was the case during aerobic or anaerobic growth. However, when maintenance of viability was measured during the stationary phase of the growth cycle, the advantage provided by Mn catalase was obvious. Thus, the viability of ATCC 14431 was undiminished over 21 h of aerobic incubation, during the stationary phase, whereas that of ATCC 8014 decreased by seven orders of magnitude. Addition of catalase to the medium or growth in the presence of hemin, which allows catalase synthesis, protected ATCC 8014 against this loss of viability. Suppression of Mn catalase within ATCC 14431 by treatment with NH2OH caused the cells to lose viability when exposed to 4 mM H2O2.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Molecular Biology,Microbiology
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52 articles.
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