The Physiological Response of Staphylococcus Aureus Mf-31 to Conditions of Reduced Water Activity

The mechanism by which Staphylococcus aureus was able to grow in environments at reduced water activity (a(,w)) was investigated. This project was approached by studying the influence of reduced a(,w) on the intracellular free amino acid pools, amino acid transport, glutamine synthesis, and proline oxidation in S. aureus. In addition, the effect of a(,w) on the intracellular free amino acid pools of eight other bacterial species was examined. Further, the water binding capacity of 22 L-amino acids from a(,w) 0.33 to 0.95 was determined.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Food Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Anderson, Carl Byron

• Biology, Microbiology

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8309905

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70071