Liha töötlemine
2007). Consistent with
presence of up to 10% sodium chloride the expected metabolic adaptation, these
(NaCl). These physiological features are genes code for proteins involved in the amino
associated with the presence in its genome of acids and carbohydrate transport, lipid
a higher number of genes coding for stress- metabolism, and stress response. The inacti-
response proteins, such as cold shock and vation of the heat shock regulator gene ctsR
osmotolerance proteins, than found in other resulted in an improved growth of L. sakei in
lactobacilli. L. sakei lacks proteins involved fermented sausages.
in adhesion to intestinal mucous, but its The ability of CNS to colonize cured and
genome codes for numerous proteins that fermented meats has been well described
may be involved in adhesion to the meat (Leroy et al. 2006). Thus, these organisms,
surface (e.g