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Role for compatible solutes glycine betaine and L-carnitine in listerial barotolerance

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Abstract

Increased listerial barotolerance at elevated osmolarity is attributed, in part, to the presence of accumulated betaine and L-carnitine. The percentage of listerial survival following exposure to 400 MPa for 5 min increased from 0.008 to 0.02% with added L-carnitine (5 mM) and to 0.05% with added betaine (5 mM). Furthermore, listerial cells incapable of transporting compatible solutes fail to adapt to high pressure at elevated osmolarity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7555-7557
Number of pages3
JournalApplied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume70
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2004

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