Altered nucleotide sugar metabolism in Streptococcus thermophilus interferes with nitrogen metabolism

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-200

  Svensson, M ^a   Lohmeier Vogel, E ^a,b   Waak, E ^c   Svensson, U ^c   Radstrom P ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Arla Foods   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fermented milk; Streptococcus thermophilus; UDP glucose pyrophosphorylase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; SUGAR; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBON METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTED PRODUCT; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; UDPGLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE; UTP-GLUCOSE-1-PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE;

STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 33845875706     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.06.032     Document Type: Article

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