Article
Characterization of fatty acid composition, spore germination, and thermal resistance in a nisin-resistant mutant of Clostridium botulinum 169B and in the wild-type strain.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 1999
Mazzotta A S, Montville T J
Abstract excerpt
The membrane fatty acids, thermal resistance, and germination of a nisin-resistant (Nisr) mutant of Clostridium botulinum 169B were compared with those of the wild-type (WT) strain. In the membranes of WT cells, almost 50% of the total fatty acids were unsaturated, but in those of Nisr cells, onl...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Clostridium botulinum
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Fatty Acids
- Hot Temperature
- Mutation
- Nisin
- Spores, Bacterial