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The molecular biology and genetics of thermophilic lactic acid bacteria

Reference	BBS/E/F/04300971
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Michael Gasson
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	73,244
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1997
End date	30/10/1999
Duration	30 months

Abstract

The project is aimed at improving the knowledge of relevant metabolic traits and response to stress conditions in thermophilic LAB. It is also expected to generate important research tools such as cloning vectors and strains secreting fused proteins. In a wider perspective the project should allow optimisation of strain usage and selection of new starters for better performance in cheese and yoghurt making. Experimental activity will be as follows. (i) Metabolic engineering: Important features for dairy fermentation, such as lactose utilisation, acidification rate, proteolytic activity and polysaccharide secretion will be studied. (ii) Environmental and stress response: a molecular study of the adaptive mechanisms by which thermophilic LAB respond to changes of pH, temperature, nutrient and salt concentration.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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