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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
Pseudomonas fragi, Pseudomonas lundensis and members of the Pseudomonas fluorescens group may spoil Ultra High Temperature (UHT) treated milk and dairy products, due to the production of heat-stable proteases in the cold chain of raw milk. Since the aprX gene codes for a heat-resistant protease in P. fluorescens, the presence of this gene has also been investigated in other members of the genus. For this purpose an aprX-screening PCR test has been developed. Twenty-nine representatives of important milk Pseudomonas species and thirty-five reference strains were screened. In 42 out of 55 investigated Pseudomonas strains, the aprX gene was detected, which proves the potential of the aprX-PCR test as a screening tool for potentially proteolytic Pseudomonas strains in milk samples. An extensive study of the obtained aprX-sequences on the DNA and the amino acid level, however, revealed a large heterogeneity within the investigated milk isolates. Although this heterogeneity sets limitations to a general detection method for all proteolytic Pseudomonas strains in milk, it offers a great potential for the development of a multiplex PCR screening test targeting individual aprX-genes. Furthermore, our data illustrated the potential use of the aprX gene as a taxonomic marker, which may help in resolving the current taxonomic deadlock in the P. fluorescens group.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1879-3460
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
133
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
68-77
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Adaptation, Physiological, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Cold Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-DNA, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Food Microbiology, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Genes, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Hot Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Milk, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Phylogeny, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Pseudomonas, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Refrigeration, pubmed-meshheading:19481283-Serine Endopeptidases
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Heterogeneity of heat-resistant proteases from milk Pseudomonas species.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Melle, Belgium. sophie.marchand@ilvo.vlaanderen.be
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't