Starvation-Induced Stress Resistance in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis IL1403
Abstract
Carbohydrate-starved cultures of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis IL1403 showed enhanced resistance to heat,
ethanol, acid, osmotic, and oxidative stresses. This cross-protection seems to be established progressively
during the transitional growth phase, with maximum resistance occurring when cells enter the stationary
phase. Chloramphenicol or rifamycin treatment does not abolish the development of a tolerant cell state but,
on the contrary, seems to provoke this response in L. lactis subsp. lactis.