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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, September 2008, p. 5349-5358, Vol. 74, No. 17
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.00324-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Comparative Study of Sugar Fermentation and Protein Expression Patterns of Two Lactobacillus plantarum Strains Grown in Three Different Media{triangledown} ,{dagger}

Carme Plumed-Ferrer,1* Kaisa M. Koistinen,1,{ddagger} Tiina L. Tolonen,2 Satu J. Lehesranta,1,§ Sirpa O. Kärenlampi,1 Elina Mäkimattila,3 Vesa Joutsjoki,3 Vesa Virtanen,2 and Atte von Wright1

Applied Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, University of Kuopio, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland,1 Laboratory of Biotechnology, University of Oulu, FIN-88600 Sotkamo, Finland,2 Biotechnology and Food Research, MTT Agrifood Research Finland, FIN-31600 Jokioinen, Finland3

Received 7 February 2008/ Accepted 12 June 2008

A comparative study of two strains of Lactobacillus plantarum (REB1 and MLBPL1) grown in commercial medium (MRS broth), cucumber juice, and liquid pig feed was performed to explore changes to the metabolic pathways of these bacteria, using a proteomics approach (two-dimensional electrophoresis and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry) combined with analyses of fermentable sugars and fermentation end products. The protein expression showed that even with an excess of glucose in all media, both strains could metabolize different carbohydrates simultaneously and that hexoses could also be used via a phosphoketolase pathway with preferential expression in liquid feed. Sugar analyses showed that the fermentation of sugars was homolactic for all media, with some heterolactic activity in liquid feed, as shown by the production of acetate. Cucumber juice (the medium with the highest glucose content) showed the lowest hexose consumption (10%), followed by liquid feed (33%) and MRS broth (50%). However, bacterial growth was significantly higher in cucumber juice and liquid feed than in MRS broth. This discrepancy was due to the growth benefit obtained from the utilization of the malate present in cucumber juice and liquid feed. Despite different growth conditions, the synthesis of essential cellular components and the stress response of the bacteria were unaffected. This study has improved our understanding of the mechanisms involved in the growth performance of an appropriate lactic acid bacterium strain to be used for food and feed fermentation, information that is of crucial importance to obtain a high-quality fermented product.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Applied Biotechnology, Department of Biosciences, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland. Phone: 358 16173573. Fax: 358 17163322. E-mail: Carme.Plumed{at}uku.fi

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 20 June 2008.

{dagger} Supplemental material for this article may be found at http://aem.asm.org/.

{ddagger} Present address: School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, United Kingdom.

§ Present address: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, September 2008, p. 5349-5358, Vol. 74, No. 17
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.00324-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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