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APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
卷 74, 期 13, 页码 4079-4090出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00673-08
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Ropiness is a bacterial alteration in wines, beers, and ciders, caused by beta-glucan-synthesizing pediococci. A single glucosyltransferase, Gtf, controls ropy polysaccharide synthesis. In this study, we show that the corresponding gtf gene is also present on the chromosomes of several strains of Oenococcus oeni isolated from nonropy wines. gtf is surrounded by mobile elements that may be implicated in its integration into the chromosome of O. oeni. gtf is expressed in all the gtf(+) strains, and P-glucan is detected in the majority of these strains. Part of this P-glucan accumulates around the cells forming a capsule, while the other part is liberated into the medium together with heteropolysaccharides. Most of the time, this polymer excretion does not lead to ropiness in a model medium. In addition, we show that wild or recombinant bacterial strains harboring a functional gtf gene (gtf) are more resistant to several stresses occurring in wine (alcohol, pH, and SO2) and exhibit increased adhesion capacities compared to their gtf mutant variants.
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