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Journal of Bacteriology, January 2000, p. 203-206, Vol. 182, No. 1
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Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Glycine Betaine Transport in Lactococcus lactis Is Osmotically Regulated at the Level of Expression and Translocation Activity

Tiemen van der Heide and Bert Poolman*

Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, 9751 NN Haren, The Netherlands

Received 12 July 1999/Accepted 14 October 1999

Microorganisms react upon hyperosmotic stress by accumulating compatible solutes. Here we report that Lactococcus lactis uses a transport system for glycine betaine that, contrary to earlier observations (D. Molenaar et al., J. Bacteriol. 175:5438-5444, 1993), is osmotically regulated at the levels of both expression and transport activity.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands. Phone: 31 50 3634190. Fax: 31 50 3634165. E-mail: B.Poolman{at}chem.rug.nl.

Journal of Bacteriology, January 2000, p. 203-206, Vol. 182, No. 1
0021-9193/0/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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