Liha töötlemine
and biofilm formation. Thus, the bacterium biota of meat or are added as starter cultures
seems well equipped to adhere to and spread to the batter, become a dominant population
on a meat surface (Eijsink and Axelsson during fermentation. Physiological proper-
2005). ties, such as the ability to grow at low tem-
Sanz and Toldrá (2002) reported an argi- peratures and low water activity, contribute
nine-specific aminopeptidase activity in L. to the competiveness. Information derived
sakei that is important for the release of the from the S. carnous genome provides a sci-
free amino acid, since it could be further entific basis for adaptation to low water
channeled into the arginine deiminase activity environments, such as cured and fer-
pathway. The genes encoding the proteins mented meat. Nine pathways involved in
required for arginine catabolism in L