Genetic characterization of hop-sensitive variants obtained from beer-spoilage Lactobacillus brevis

Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-10

  Suzuki, Koji ^a   Sami, Manabu ^a   Ozaki, Kazutaka ^a   Yamashita, Hiroshi ^a  

^a ASAHI BREWERIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beer spoilage ability; Hop resistance; horA

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844313696     PISSN: 03610470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/ASBCJ-63-0005     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Back, W. Bierschädliche Bakterien. Monatsschrift Brau. 34:267-276, 1981.
2. Back, W. Secondary contaminations in the filling area. Brauwelt Int. 4:326-333, 1994.
3. Back, W. Einteilung der biershädlichen Bakterien. In: Farbatlas und Handbuch der Getränkebiologie. Verlag Hans Carl, Nürnberg, Germany. Vol. 1, pp. 62-67, 1994.
4. Bolhuis, H., van Veen, H. W., Poolman, B., Driessen, A. J. M., and Konings, W. N. Mechanisms of multidrug transporters. FEMS (Fed. Eur. Microbiol. Soc.) Microbiol. Rev. 21:55-84, 1997.
5. European Brewery Convention. Analytica-EBC. Method 7.8. Iso α-, α- and β-acids in hop and isomerized hop extracts by HPLC. Verlag Hans Carl Getränke Fachverlag, Nürnberg, Germany, 1998.
6. Fernandez, J. L., and Simpson, W. J. Aspects of the resistance of lactic acid bacteria to hop bitter acids. J. Appl. Microbiol. 75:315-319, 1993.
7. Hayashi, N., Ito, M., Horiike, S., and Taguchi, H. Molecular cloning of a putative divalent-cation transporter gene as a new genetic marker for the identification of Lactobacillus brevis strains capable of growing in beer. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 55:596-603, 2001.
8. Sakamoto, K., Margolles, A., van Veen, H. W., and Konings, W. N. Hop resistance in the beer spoilage bacterium Lactobacillus brevis is mediated by the ATP-binding cassette multidrug transporter HorA. J. Bacteriol. 183:5371-5375, 2001.
9. Sakamoto, K., van Veen, H. W., Saito, H., Kobayashi, H., and Konings, W. N. Membrane-bound ATPase contributes to hop resistance of Lactobacillus brevis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 68:5374-5378, 2002.
10. Sami, M., Suzuki, K., Sakamoto, K., Kadokura, H., Kitamoto, K., and Yoda, K. A plasmid pRH45 of Lactobacillus brevis confers hop resistance. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 44:361-363, 1998.
11. Sami, M., Yamashita, H., Hirono, T., Kadokura, H., Kitamoto, K., Yoda, K., and Yamasaki, M. Hop-resistant Lactobacillus brevis contains a novel plasmid harboring a multidrug resistance-like gene. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 84:1-6, 1997.
12. Sami, M., Yamashita, H., Kadokura, H., Kitamoto, K., Yoda, K., and Yamasaki, M. A new and rapid method for determination of beer-spoilage ability of lactobacilli. J. Am. Soc. Chem. 55:137-140, 1997.
13. Simpson, W. J. Ionophoric action of trans-isohumulone on Lactobacillus brevis. J. Gen. Microbiol. 139:1041-1045, 1993.
14. Simpson, W. J. Studies on the sensitivity of lactic acid bacteria to hop bitter acids. J. Inst. Brew. 99:405-411, 1993.
15. Simpson, W. J., and Fernandez, J. L. Selection of beer-spoilage lactic acid bacteria and induction of their ability to grow in beer. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 14:13-16, 1992.
16. Simpson, W. J., and Fernandez, J. L. Mechanism of resistance of lactic acid bacteria to trans-isohumulone. J. Am. Soc. of Brew. Chem. 52:9-11, 1994.
17. Simpson, W. J., and Taguchi, H. The genus Pediococcus, with notes on the genera Tetratogenococcus and Aerococcus. In: The genera of lactic acid bacteria B. J. B Wood and W. H. Holzapfel, Eds. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. Pp. 125-172, 1995.
18. Suzuki, K., Koyanagi, M., and Yamashita, H. Isolation of hop-sensitive variants from beer-spoilage Lactobacillus brevis strains. J. Am. Soc. Brew. Chem. 62:71-74, 2004.
19. C. J. Appl. Microbiol. 96:946-953, 2004.
20. Suzuki, K., Sami, M., Kadokura, H., Nakajima, H., and Kitamoto, K. Biochemical characterization of horA-independent hop resistance mechanism in Lactobacillus brevis. Int. J. Food. Microbiol. 76:223-230, 2002.
21. Suzuki, K. Sami, M., Ozaki, K., and Yamashita, H. Comparative study of two plasmids, pRH45 and pRH20690, isolated from beer-spoilage Lactobacillus brevis ABBC45 and L. lindneri DSM20690. J. Am. Soc. Brew. Chem. 63:11-16, 2005.
22. van Veen, H. W., Venema, K., Bolhuis, H., Oussenko, I., Kok, J., Poolman, B., Driessen, A. J. M., and Konings, W. N. Multidrug resistance mediated by a bacterial homolog of the human multidrug transporter MDR1. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93:10668-10672, 1996.