Characterization of a Leuconostoc bacteriophage infecting flavor producers of cheese starter cultures.
Dairy siphovirus φLmd1, which infects starter culture isolate Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum A1, showed resistance to pasteurization and was able to grow on 3 of the 4 commercial starter cultures tested. Its 26,201-bp genome was similar to that of Leuconostoc phage of vegetable origin but not to those of dairy phages infecting Lactococcus.
Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway. hans.kleppen@umb.no
Hans Petter
HP
Kleppen
Ingolf F
IF
Nes
Helge
H
Holo
D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D002611:Cheese / Q000382:microbiology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005421:Flavoring Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D007934:Leuconostoc / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017906:Siphoviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*
D004279:DNA, Viral; D005421:Flavoring Agents