| Literature DB >> 16535527 |
C Monnet, P Schmitt, C Divies.
Abstract
A method was developed to screen and isolate mutagenized Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis strains accumulating (alpha)-acetolactate. This compound is accumulated by (alpha)-acetolactate decarboxylase-deficient strains and undergoes spontaneous degradation into diacetyl on agar plates. The diacetyl produced is detected by a colorimetric reaction yielding a red halo around the colonies.Entities:
Year: 1997 PMID: 16535527 PMCID: PMC1389533 DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.2.793-795.1997
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792