Lysogenic Strains of Lactic Acid Streptococci and Lytic Spectra of Their Temperate Bacteriophages
AUTOR(ES)
Reyrolle, J.
RESUMO
A total of 113 strains of mesophilic strains lactic streptococci of the species Streptococcus lactis, S. lactis subsp. diacetilactis, and S. cremoris, chosen from 291 strains that had been previously classified into six groups on the basis of their sensitivity to 132 virulent phages, were subjected to induction with mitomycin C. Among these strains, 43% produced phages capable of forming plaques of lysis on an indicator strain either spontaneously or after induction. There was a close correlation between the lytic spectra of temperate and virulent phages. Among the strains studied, 25% were shown to be indicator strains. These results emphasized the high probability of development of temperate phages in a starter culture containing mesophilic lactic streptococci and therefore their importance as a cause of accidents in cheese making.
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