Open AccessBrussowvirus SW13 Requires a Cell Surface-Associated Polysaccharide To Recognize Its Streptococcus thermophilus Host
Author(s) -
Katherine Lavelle,
Irina Sadovskaya,
Evgeny Vinogradov,
Philip Kelleher,
Gabriele Andrea Lugli,
Marco Ventura,
Douwe van Sinderen,
Jennifer Mahony
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.01723-21
Subject(s) - streptococcus thermophilus , biology , lactococcus lactis , complementation , bacteriophage , microbiology and biotechnology , gene cluster , genetics , gene , mutant , bacteria , escherichia coli , lactobacillus , lactic acid
Streptococcus thermophilus is an important starter culture bacterium in global dairy fermentation processes, where it is used for the production of various cheeses and yogurt. Bacteriophage predation of the species can result in substandard product quality and, in rare cases, complete fermentation collapse.