Protein characterization of lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis and L. lactis ssp. cremoris bacteriophages isolated from cheese wheys |
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Authors: | Y. -S. Carol Shieh Richard A. Ledford Mary Lou Tortorello Gary M. Dunny |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, 14853 Ithaca, NY, USA;(2) Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, 14853 Ithaca, NY, USA |
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Abstract: | Proteins of Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis and L. lactis ssp. cremoris bacteriophages were studied using antibody inhibition assay and immunoblotting. Antisera were prepared against four representative L. lactis ssp. lactis and L. lactis ssp. cremoris phages (D59-1, F4-1, G72-1, and I37-1), which were selected from 17 isolates, derived from commercial cheese wheys. The reactivities of the four antisera with 13 other phage isolates were tested. Among these isolates, two phage groups having distinct serological properties were found. Group I reacted with the antisera against phages D59-1/F4-1 and Group II reacted with the antisera against phages G72-1/I37-1. Strongly lytic phages, capable of lysing phage-resistant host strains, were found to share protein similarities with the phage protein group I, and phages isolated from phage-sensitive host strains belonged to the phage protein group II. Furthermore, group I was composed of all prolate and some isometric phages, whereas group II was composed solely of the isometric phages. Thus, the two serologically distinct phage groups were not correlated with the two morphological groups, prolate and isometric. Proteins of the four phages were further characterized by immunoblotting and silver staining. A 22.5-kDa antigenic polypeptide of phage I37-1, and three polypeptides of 65, 37, 21 kDa in phage F4-1 were responsible for the cross-reactivities in group II and group I, respectively.Correspondence to: R. A. Ledford |
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