Germinant receptor diversity and germination responses of four strains of the Bacillus cereus group

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作者
van der Voort, Menno [1 ,2 ]
Garcia, Diego [1 ,3 ,4 ]
Moezelaar, Roy [1 ]
Abee, Tjakko [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] TIFN, NL-6709 PA Wageningen, Netherlands
[2] Univ Wageningen & Res Ctr, Food Microbiol Lab, NL-6700 EV Wageningen, Netherlands
[3] Univ Zaragoza, E-50013 Zaragoza, Spain
[4] Wageningen UR, Food Technol Ctr, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlands
关键词
Ger operon; Food preservation; B; weihenstephanensis; Sporulation; FOOD POISONING TOXINS; SPORE GERMINATION; L-ALANINE; INITIATED GERMINATION; GENOME SEQUENCE; ANTHRACIS; ATCC-14579; EXPRESSION; INOSINE; OPERON;
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10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.01.028
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TS2 [食品工业];
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0832 ;
摘要
Four strains of the Bacillus cereus group were compared for their germinant receptor composition and spore germination capacity. Phylogenetic analysis of the germinant receptor encoding operons of the enterotoxic strains B. cereus ATCC 14579 and ATCC 10987, the emetic strain AH187, and the psychrotolerant strain Bacillus weihenstephanensis KBAB4, indicated a core group of five germinant receptor operons to be present in the four strains, with each strain containing one to three additional receptors. Using quantitative PCR, induction of expression during sporulation was confirmed for all identified germinant receptor operons in these strains. Despite the large overlap in receptors, diversity in amino acid-induced germination capacity was observed, with six out of 20 amino acids, serving as germinants for spores of all four strains. Each strain showed unique features: efficient germination of strain KBAB4 spores required non-inducing amounts of inosine as the co-germinant, strain ATCC 10987 spores germinated only efficiently after heat activation. Furthermore, strain ATCC 14579 and AH187 spores germinated without heat activation or inosine, with strain ATCC 14579 spores being triggered by all amino acids except phenylalanine and strain AH187 spores being specifically triggered efficiently only by phenylalanine. Analysis of all germination data did not reveal strict linkages between specific germinants and germinant receptors. Finally, the diversity in nutrient-induced germination capacity was also reflected in the diverse germination responses of heat-activated spores of the four B. cereus strains in food matrices, such as milk, rice water and meat bouillon, indicating that amino acid composition and/or availability of inosine are important germination determinants in foods. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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