Accumulation of intracellular glycogen and trehalose by Propionibacterium freudenreichii under conditions mimicking cheese ripening in the cold.
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SUBMITTER: Dalmasso M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3416590 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
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Accumulation of intracellular glycogen and trehalose by Propionibacterium freudenreichii under conditions mimicking cheese ripening in the cold.
Dalmasso Marion M Aubert Julie J Even Sergine S Falentin Hélène H Maillard Marie-Bernadette MB Parayre Sandrine S Loux Valentin V Tanskanen Jarna J Thierry Anne A
Applied and environmental microbiology 20120622 17
Seven Propionibacterium freudenreichii strains exhibited similar responses when placed at 4°C. They slowed down cell machinery, displayed cold stress responses, and rerouted their carbon metabolism toward trehalose and glycogen synthesis, both accumulated in cells. These results highlight the molecular basis of long-term survival of P. freudenreichii in the cold. ...[more]
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2012-07-06 | GSE34227 | GEO
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2012-07-05 | E-GEOD-34227 | biostudies-arrayexpress