Transfer of Plasmid pAM $\beta_1$ of Streptococcus faecalis DS 5 to Lactobacillus casei YIT 9018

Streptococcus faecalis DS 5 Plasmid pAM $\beta_1$의 Lactobacillus casei YIT 9018로의 전이

The broad-host plasmid PAM $\beta_1$ of Streptococcus faecalis DS 5 which codes for erythromycin resistance and lactose utilization was transferred into L. casei M-3 (lac-mutant) by conjugation, but was not transferred by protoplast fusion and protoplast transformation. For conjugal transfer of plasmid PAM $\beta_1$ the method of membrane filter mating was more efficient than that of agar surface mating. The rate of acid production of transconjugant C-1, C-3 was similar to L. casei YIT 9018. The proteolytic activity of transconjugant C-3 was increased 20% higher than that of wild type. Plasmid PAM $\beta_1$ was detected by a11 of the transconjugants. The transconjugants expressed lactose ulitization and erythromycin resistance.

본 연구는 유산균발효유 제조에 많이 사용되는 Lactobacillus casei YIT 9018에 광범위 숙주영역을 갖고 있는 Streptococcus faecalis DS5 의 plasmid pAM $\beta_1$ DNA를 이용하여 전이, 도입하고자 유당발효능결손변이주를 이용하여 원형질체융합, 접합, 형질전환을 검토하였던 바 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. L.casei와 S.faecalis 균주의 conjugation 은 membrane filter mating(Milipore, 0.45$\mu \textrm m$, front side)의 경우 $6.9\times 10^7$으로 가장 높은 전이율을 나타냈으며 protoplast fusion이나 transformation에 의해서는 fusant나 transformant를 선별할 수 없었다.