title: Genetic and phenotypic evidence for two groups of Oenococcus oeni strains and their prevalence during winemaking.
abstract: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis was the most relevant method to follow the diversity of lactic acid bacteria during winemaking. By targeting the rpoB gene, two types of Oenococcus oeni strains were distinguished resulting from a single mutation in the rpoB region targeted in PCR and generating two different electrophoresis profiles. The first one prevailed during fermentation and the second during ageing. Some strains of each type were isolated during winemaking and were studied using several genetic methods (real-time PCR, PCR-random amplified polymorphic DNA, multiple locus sequence typing and the presence of gene markers). Physiological characters related to environmental conditions were examined. The results confirmed the relevance of the rpoB mutation for characterising the two O. oeni subgroups. The relationship between the physiological response to stress and the rpoB genetic groups raised the question of O. oeni intraspecies grouping. A possible division within this species, of great technological interest to the wine industry, was also raised.
authors.affiliation: UMR OEnologie 1219 - ISVV, 210 Chemin de Leysotte, CS 50008, 33 882 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France. vincent.renouf@laffort.com
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Renouf
authors.forename: Lou Cadet
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Vayssieres
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Claisse
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lonvaud-Funel
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D044822:Biodiversity; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005838:Genotype; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017354:Point Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014920:Wine / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; C105078:RNA polymerase beta subunit