Lysis of Pediococcus and Brevibacterium Cells by Cell-Wall Lytic Enzymes, L₃, L₁₁, ALE and Lysozyme

Abstract

Several species belonging to the genera Pediococcus and Brevibacterium, which have resistant cell walls against the usual cell-disrupting methods, were effectively attacked by new cell-wall lytic enzymes, L₃, ti, and ALE which were obtained from a Streptomyces sp., a Flavobacterium sp., and a Staphylococcus sp., respectively. Among them, the L₃ enzyme was mostly effective to all pediococcal and brevibacterial strains.