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Uptake of glutamate by Vibrio cholerae in media of low and high osmolarity, and in seawater
Author(s) -
Munro P.M.,
Gauthier M.J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1994.tb00845.x
Subject(s) - vibrio cholerae , osmotic concentration , seawater , vibrionaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , ecology , biochemistry , genetics
Uptake of glutamate by Vibrio cholerae was investigated in media of different osmotic pressure. Accumulation was higher at high osmotic pressures and most accumulation was within the first 6 min of incubation. Greater degradation of glutamate by cells incubated at low osmolarity was insufficient to account for the difference in accumulation levels. The results suggest the glutamate uptake may be important in adaptation of V. cholerae to high salinities such as encountered in estuarine and marine environments.