Electron transport chains of lactic acid bacteria - walking on crutches is part of their lifestyle.
A variety of lactic acid bacteria contain rudimentary electron transport chains that can be reconstituted by the addition of heme and menaquinone to the growth medium. These activated electron transport chains lead to higher biomass production and increased robustness, which is beneficial for industrial applications, but a major concern when dealing with pathogenic lactic acid bacteria.
Top Institute (TI) Food and Nutrition, 6700 AN, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Rob
R
Brooijmans
Willem M
WM
de Vos
Jeroen
J
Hugenholtz