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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1991 September; 57(9): 2568-2575

Chromosomal stabilization of the proteinase genes in Lactococcus lactis.

Institute of Genetics, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands.

ABSTRACT

The plasmid-encoded proteinase genes prtP and prtM of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris Wg2 were integrated by a Campbell-like mechanism into the L. lactis subsp. lactis MG1363 chromosome by using the insertion vector pKLG610. Two transformants were obtained that differed in the number of amplified pKLG610 copies in head-to-tail arrangements on their chromosomes; MG610 contained approximately two copies, and MG611 contained about eight copies. The amplifications were stably maintained during growth in milk in the absence of antibiotics. The proteolytic activity of strain MG611 was approximately 11-fold higher than that of strain MG610 and about 1.5 times higher than that of strain MG1363(pGKV552), which carried the proteinase genes on an autonomously replicating plasmid with a copy number of approximately 5. All three strains showed rapid growth in milk with concomitant rapid production of acid. The results suggest that a limited number of copies of the proteinase genes prtP and prtM per genome is sufficient for good growth in milk.

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