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Instability of lactose and citrate metabolism of Leuconostoc strains

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The instability of Lac+ and Cit+ phenotypes was investigated inLeuconostoc mesenteroides subsp.cremoris ATCC 19245 and in four strains ofLeuconostoc mesenteroides subsp.dextranicum. The two phenotypes were linked respectively to a 14 Mdal and a 34 Mdal plasmid in Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp.cremoris ATCC 19245. InLeuconostoc mesenteroides subsp.dextranicum the character Lac+ was linked to a 28 Mdal plasmid, while the Cit+ phenotype was stable.

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    Present address: Laboratorio de Bacterias Lácticas, Universidad Nacional de Luján, CC 221, 6700, Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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    Fantuzzi L., M. Vescovo & V. Bottazzi

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Fantuzzi, L., Vescovo, M. & Bottazzi, V. Instability of lactose and citrate metabolism of Leuconostoc strains. Biotechnol Lett 13, 433–436 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01030996

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