L-Glutamate production by lysozyme-sensitive Corynebacterium glutamicum ltsA mutant strains

摘要

BackgroundA non-pathogenic species of coryneform bacteria, Corynebacterium glutamicum, was originally isolated as an L-glutamate producing bacterium and is now used for fermentative production of various amino acids. A mutation in the C. glutamicum ltsA gene caused susceptibility to lysozyme, temperature-sensitive growth, and L-glutamate production.