Diversity and mechanisms of alkali tolerance in lactobacilli

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3909-3915

  Sawatari, Yuki ^a   Yokota, Atsushi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GLUCOSE; PH EFFECTS;

ALKALI TOLERANCE; DIGESTIVE TRACT; GLYCOLYSIS; PROTON GRADIENT; TRANSMEMBRANE;

BACTERIA;

NIGERICIN;

ALKALINITY; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; GROWTH RESPONSE; PH; TOLERANCE;

ALKALI TOLERANCE; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; GLYCOLYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS CURVATUS; LACTOBACILLUS JOHNSONII; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PENTOSUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS;

CELL MEMBRANE; GLYCOLYSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS; NIGERICIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

LACTOBACILLUS CASEI;

EID: 34250796225     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02834-06     Document Type: Article

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