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Starvation and osmotic stress induced multiresistances. Influence of extracellular compounds
V Pichereau1, A Hartke, Y Auffray
1Laboratoire de Microbiologie de l'Environnement, Institut de Recherche en Biologie appliquée, Université de Caen, France. pichereau@ibba.unicaen.fr
International Journal of Food Microbiology
|May 3, 2000
Abstract:
Growth restriction due to stasis and/or hyperosmolarity is a common situation encountered by microorganisms in nature. Therefore, they have developed defence systems allowing them to withstand these periods. Bacteria respond to these conditions by a metabolic reprogramming which leads to a cellular state of enhanced resistance. This communication reviews recent advances in knowledge of the molecular basis of this phenomenon in different bacteria.