Genetics of Lactococci

is the best characterized species among the lactococci, and among the most consumed food-fermenting bacteria worldwide. Thanks to their importance in industrialized food production, lactococci are among the lead bacteria understood for fundamental metabolic pathways that dictate growth and survival...

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Published in:Microbiology spectrum 2019-07, Vol.7 (4)
Main Authors: Gaudu, Philippe, Yamamoto, Yuji, Jensen, Peter Ruhdal, Hammer, Karin, Lechardeur, Delphine, Gruss, Alexandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial Genetics, Cell Biology, Physiology
Bacterial Proteins - genetics
Bacterial Proteins - metabolism
Fermentation
Lactococcus lactis
Lactococcus lactis - classification
Lactococcus lactis - genetics
Lactococcus lactis - metabolism
Life Sciences
Metabolic Networks and Pathways
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Summary:is the best characterized species among the lactococci, and among the most consumed food-fermenting bacteria worldwide. Thanks to their importance in industrialized food production, lactococci are among the lead bacteria understood for fundamental metabolic pathways that dictate growth and survival properties. Interestingly, lactococci belong to the Streptococcaceae family, which includes food, commensal and virulent species. As basic metabolic pathways (e.g., respiration, metal homeostasis, nucleotide metabolism) are now understood to underlie virulence, processes elucidated in lactococci could be important for understanding pathogen fitness and synergy between bacteria. This chapter highlights major findings in lactococci and related bacteria, and covers five themes: distinguishing features of lactococci, metabolic capacities including the less known respiration metabolism in Streptococcaceae, factors and pathways modulating stress response and fitness, interbacterial dialogue metabolites, and novel applications in health and biotechnology.
ISSN:2165-0497
2165-0497
DOI:10.1128/microbiolspec.GPP3-0035-2018