Lactic acid has been used in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical and food industries. It can be used as a raw material in biodegradable plastics, such as polylactic acid (PLA) as well as to improve the physical properties ...

The dominant lactic acid bacteria specie from tomatoes surface and its effect, as competitive microflora, on tomato purée during storage at 30 °C was investigated. Four genera were found Leuconostoc mesenteroides ssp. ...

Lactic acid and its derivatives are widely used in pharmaceutical, leather, textile and food industries. However, until now there have been few systematic reports on fed-batch fermentation for efficient production and high ...

Nowadays consumers demand for healthier foods and for chemical free additives products. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status according to Food and Drug Administration Agency. ...

Bacteriophages have always been central for the evolution of bacteria. In this chapter, the transductive capacities of phages to mediate the transfer of either chromosomal or plasmid DNA among strains of lactic acid bacteria, ...

The lactic acid bacteria are involved with food fermentation and in such cases with food spoilage. Considering the need to reduce the lactic acid bacteria growth in meat products, the aim of this work was to enumerated and ...

Fermentation in cheese comprises oxidation-reduction of carbohydrates to yield organic acids, alcohols and carbon dioxide. Furthermore, organic acid and amino acid metabolism produces a series of compounds that positively ...