Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Growth of S. thermophilus strains on various carbon sources
| Carbon source | Growth of straina |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St1-WT | St1-Gal+-1 | St1-GS-1 | St1-GS-2 | |
| Glucose | +++ | +++ | ++ | − |
| Galactose | − | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| Mannose | − | − | − | − |
| Lactose | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++b |
| Sucrose | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
Comparable results were obtained with St2-WT and mutants thereof.
This sample contained 0.01% sucrose in addition to lactose, to stimulate the initiation of growth.
