title: Analysis of S-layer proteins of Lactobacillus brevis.
abstract: The presence of S-layer proteins in Lactobacillus brevis was examined by SDS-PAGE analysis. Thirty six out of a total of 41 L. brevis strains possessed S-layer proteins of molecular masses ranging from 38 to 55 kDa. Western blot analysis using antisera raised against whole cells of S-layer protein-carrying strains demonstrated the heterogeneity of L. brevis S-layer proteins. No clear relationship was observed between the presence of S-layer proteins or their immunological characteristics and the physiological activity of L. brevis as a beer spoilage organism.
authors.affiliation: Brewing Research Laboratories, Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamiya
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000502:physiology; D001483:Base Sequence; D001515:Beer / Q000382:microbiology*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins