Effect of growth phase and cell envelope structure on susceptibility of Salmonella typhimurium to the lactoperoxidase-thiocyanate-hydrogen peroxide system

The lactoperoxidase-thiocyanate-hydrogen peroxide system was found to have both bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities against strains of Salmonella typhimurium. The bactericidal activity was clearly dependent on the permeability of the bacterial cell envelope. The deep rough mutant TA1535, with the most permeable cell envelope, was killed both at neutral and acid pH, whereas very little or no killing was observed with the intact cells of the parent strain hisG46. The delta gal mutant, TA1530, representing an intermediate in cell envelope permeability, was inhibited to a much lesser extent than TA1535. Bacteria in log phase of growth were more sensitive to the bactericidal effects than were those in stationary phase. Growth phase had little influence on the bacteriostatic effects. The hisG46 strain produced significant quantities of acid in the presence of glucose. This acid production was inhibited by the lactoperoxidase-thiocyanate-hydrogen peroxide system, and, in contrast to results obtained with several strains of streptococci, this inhibition was not reversed by addition of a reducing agent (2-mercaptoethanol).

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