title: Influence of osmolarity and the presence of an osmoprotectant on lactococcus lactis growth and bacteriocin production
abstract: Growth inhibition of Lactococcus lactis provoked by increasing osmolarity is reversed when glycine betaine (GB) or its analogs are added to a defined medium. Lacticin 481 production increased sharply with growth medium osmolarity in the absence of osmoprotectant but remained unaffected when GB was supplied in media of increasing osmolarity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie et Chimie Moleculaires, Universite de Bretagne-Sud, 56000 Vannes, Universite de Rennes I, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes, France.
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Uguen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamelin
authors.lastname: Le Pennec JP
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blanco