ISSN:
1432-0614
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Summary Among 16 Bacillus stearothermophilus strains, 11 strains (ATCC 7953, ATCC 10149, ATCC 12976, ATCC 12978, ATCC 12980, ATCC 15951, ATCC 21365, IAM 11001, IAM 11004, IAM 11062 and IFO 12550) produced a protein reactable on double immuno-diffusion with the antiserum against Bacillus thermoglucosidasius KP 1006 (DSM 2542) exo-oligo-1,6-glucosidase (dextrin 6-glucanohydrolase, EC.3.2.1.10). However, these antigens in part shared their antigenic determinants. In addition to an exo-oligo-1,6-glucosidase, 6 B. thermoglucosidasius strains [KP 1006, KP 1012, KP 1013, KP 1014, KP 1019 and KP 1022 (DSM 2543)] formed a protein cross-reacted with the antiserum against B. stearothermophilus ATCC 12016 exo-α-1,4-glucosidase (α-d-glucoside glucohydrolase, EC.3.2.1.20). These two antigens showed, however, a partial coincidence in their antigenic determinant groups. Of 16 B. stearothermophilus strains, 3 strains (ATCC 8005, ATCC 12016 and ATCC 15952) produced a protein immunologically compatible with the α-1,4-glucosidase, while 4 strains (ATCC 12979, ATCC 12980, ATCC 15951 and IAM 11001) made the other protein which showed certain differences partly from this enzyme in its antigenic groups. No protein precipitated with the anti-α-1,4-glucosidase occurred in the remaining 9 B. stearothermophilus strains (ATCC 7953, ATCC 10149, ATCC 12976, ATCC 12977, ATCC 12978, ATCC 21365, IAM 11004, IAM 11062 and IFO 12550). These data indicate no serological identity between two thermophilic Bacillus species in their glucosidase patterns.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00253734
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