Starvation-Induced Stress Resistance in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis IL1403

Axel Hartke (1) , Sandrine Bouche (1) , Xavier Gansel (1) , Philippe Boutibonnes (1) , Yanick Y. Auffray (1)

1 LME - Laboratoire de Microbiologie de l’Environnement

Carbohydrate-starved cultures of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis IL1403 showed enhanced resistance to heat, ethanol, acid, osmotic, and oxidative stresses. This cross-protection seems to be established progressively during the transitional growth phase, with maximum resistance occurring when cells enter the stationary phase. Chloramphenicol or rifamycin treatment does not abolish the development of a tolerant cell state but, on the contrary, seems to provoke this response in L. lactis subsp. lactis.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Biochemistry, Molecular Biology

Axel Hartke, Sandrine Bouche, Xavier Gansel, Philippe Boutibonnes, Yanick Y. Auffray. Starvation-Induced Stress Resistance in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis IL1403. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1994, 60, pp.3474 - 3478. ⟨hal-02187927⟩