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Pan L, Yu J, Ren D, Yao C, Chen Y, Menghe B. Metabolomic analysis of significant changes in Lactobacillus casei Zhang during culturing to generation 4,000 under conditions of glucose restriction. J Dairy Sci 2019; 102:3851-3867. [PMID: 30879813 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-15702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lactic acid bacteria are being consumed more frequently as awareness of their health benefits has increased. The industrial production of lactic acid bacteria requires a comprehensive understanding of their survival stress, especially regarding changes in metabolic substances in a glucose-limited environment. In the present study, a metabolomic approach was applied to investigate Lactobacillus casei Zhang using cultures from a common ancestor that were permitted to evolve under conditions with normal or glucose-restricted media for up to 4,000 generations. Metabolomic analyses of intracellular and extracellular differential metabolites under De Man, Rogosa and Sharpe broth (2% vol/vol glucose; Oxoid Ltd., Basingstoke, UK) and glucose-restricted (0.02% vol/vol glucose in De Man, Rogosa and Sharpe broth) conditions were performed at generations 0, 2,000, and 4,000 and revealed 23 different metabolites. Myristic acid, ergothioneine, Lys-Thr, and palmitamide contents exhibited significant reductions between 0 and 4,000 generations, whereas nicotinate, histidine, palmitic acid, l-lysine, urocanate, thymine, and other substances increased. The dynamics of the pathways involved in AA metabolism, including glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism, histidine metabolism, lysine degradation, and arginine and proline metabolism, were also a focus of the present study. There were also changes in several other metabolic pathways, including vitamin B6, thiamine, nicotinate, and nicotinamide, according to generation time. Additionally, in the present study we screened for key metabolites involved in the glucose-restricted response and provided a theoretical basis for comprehensively revealing the regulatory mechanisms associated with L. casei Zhang glucose restriction at the metabolic level. These findings also provide novel ideas and methods for analyzing the glucose-restricted stress response at the metabolic level.
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- Lin Pan
- Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Engineering, Education Ministry of China, Huhhot, 010018, Inner Mongolia, China; Key Laboratory of Dairy Products Processing, Ministry of Agricultural, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Engineering, Education Ministry of China, Huhhot, 010018, Inner Mongolia, China; Key Laboratory of Dairy Products Processing, Ministry of Agricultural, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Engineering, Education Ministry of China, Huhhot, 010018, Inner Mongolia, China; Key Laboratory of Dairy Products Processing, Ministry of Agricultural, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Engineering, Education Ministry of China, Huhhot, 010018, Inner Mongolia, China; Key Laboratory of Dairy Products Processing, Ministry of Agricultural, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Engineering, Education Ministry of China, Huhhot, 010018, Inner Mongolia, China; Key Laboratory of Dairy Products Processing, Ministry of Agricultural, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Engineering, Education Ministry of China, Huhhot, 010018, Inner Mongolia, China; Key Laboratory of Dairy Products Processing, Ministry of Agricultural, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China.
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Sriphochanart W, Skolpap W. Modeling of starter cultures growth for improved Thai sausage fermentation and cost estimating for sausage preparation and transportation. Food Sci Nutr 2018; 6:1479-1491. [PMID: 30258590 PMCID: PMC6145271 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to improve Thai fermented sausage flavor by adding starter cultures (i.e., Pediococcus pentosaceus, Pediococcus acidilactici, Weissella cibaria, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus pentosus, and Lactobacillus sakei) as compared with naturally fermented sausage. The predictive mathematical models for growth of P. acidilactici and natural lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in Thai fermented sausage were developed to obtain specific prepared sausage quality. Furthermore, comparisons of sausage preparation and transportation cost between nonrefrigerated and refrigerated trucks were studied. The concentration of 3-methyl-butanoic acid synthesized from LAB inoculated sausage was higher than in the control sample which contributed to the flavor forming. Moreover, the proposed unstructured kinetic models of Thai fermented sausage substrates and products describing the consumption of total protein and glucose, and the production of nonprotein nitrogen responsible for flavor enhancer, lactic acid and formic acid concentration were successfully fitted with two selected experimental data sets of the in situ fermentation of Thai fermented sausage. Finally, the transportation of inoculated sausages in a nonrefrigerated truck by combining fermentation process and transportation was more cost efficient for delivering sausages in a long distance.
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- Wiramsri Sriphochanart
- Division of Industrial Fermentation TechnologyFaculty of Agro‐IndustryKing Mongkut's Institute of Technology LadkrabangBangkokThailand
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringSchool of EngineeringThammasat UniversityPathumtaniThailand
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Randazzo CL, Todaro A, Pino A, Pitino I, Corona O, Caggia C. Microbiota and metabolome during controlled and spontaneous fermentation of Nocellara Etnea table olives. Food Microbiol 2017; 65:136-148. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2017.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Desguin B, Soumillion P, Hausinger RP, Hols P. Unexpected complexity in the lactate racemization system of lactic acid bacteria. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2017; 41:S71-S83. [DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fux021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Acetate accumulation enhances mixed culture fermentation of biomass to lactic acid. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:8337-48. [PMID: 27170325 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7578-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lactic acid is a high-in-demand chemical, which can be produced through fermentation of lignocellulosic feedstock. However, fermentation of complex substrate produces a mixture of products at efficiencies too low to justify a production process. We hypothesized that the background acetic acid concentration plays a critical role in lactic acid yield; therefore, its retention via selective extraction of lactic acid or its addition would improve overall lactic acid production and eliminate net production of acetic acid. To test this hypothesis, we added 10 g/L of acetate to fermentation broth to investigate its effect on products composition and concentration and bacterial community evolution using several substrate-inoculum combinations. With rumen fluid inoculum, lactate concentrations increased by 80 ± 12 % (cornstarch, p < 0.05) and 16.7 ± 0.4 % (extruded grass, p < 0.05) while with pure culture inoculum (Lactobacillus delbrueckii and genetically modified (GM) Escherichia coli), a 4 to 23 % increase was observed. Using rumen fluid inoculum, the bacterial community was enriched within 8 days to >69 % lactic acid bacteria (LAB), predominantly Lactobacillaceae. Higher acetate concentration promoted a more diverse LAB population, especially on non-inoculated bottles. In subsequent tests, acetate was added in a semi-continuous percolation system with grass as substrate. These tests confirmed our findings producing lactate at concentrations 26 ± 5 % (p < 0.05) higher than the control reactor over 20 days operation. Overall, our work shows that recirculating acetate has the potential to boost lactic acid production from waste biomass to levels more attractive for application.
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Roto SM, Rubinelli PM, Ricke SC. An Introduction to the Avian Gut Microbiota and the Effects of Yeast-Based Prebiotic-Type Compounds as Potential Feed Additives. Front Vet Sci 2015; 2:28. [PMID: 26664957 PMCID: PMC4672232 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2015.00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The poultry industry has been searching for a replacement for antibiotic growth promoters in poultry feed as public concerns over the use of antibiotics and the appearance of antibiotic resistance has become more intense. An ideal replacement would be feed amendments that could eliminate pathogens and disease while retaining economic value via improvements on body weight and feed conversion ratios. Establishing a healthy gut microbiota can have a positive impact on growth and development of both body weight and the immune system of poultry while reducing pathogen invasion and disease. The addition of prebiotics to poultry feed represents one such recognized way to establish a healthy gut microbiota. Prebiotics are feed additives, mainly in the form of specific types of carbohydrates that are indigestible to the host while serving as substrates to select beneficial bacteria and altering the gut microbiota. Beneficial bacteria in the ceca easily ferment commonly studied prebiotics, producing short-chain fatty acids, while pathogenic bacteria and the host are unable to digest their molecular bonds. Prebiotic-like substances are less commonly studied, but show promise in their effects on the prevention of pathogen colonization, improvements on the immune system, and host growth. Inclusion of yeast and yeast derivatives as probiotic and prebiotic-like substances, respectively, in animal feed has demonstrated positive associations with growth performance and modification of gut morphology. This review will aim to link together how such prebiotics and prebiotic-like substances function to influence the native and beneficial microorganisms that result in a diverse and well-developed gut microbiota.
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- Stephanie M. Roto
- Department of Food Science, Center for Food Safety, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Center for Food Safety, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Center for Food Safety, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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SRIPHOCHANART WIRAMSRI, SKOLPAP WANWISA. THE USE OF SELECTED LACTIC ACID BACTERIA STARTER CULTURES FOR IMPROVED THAI SAUSAGE FERMENTATION. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4549.2009.00453.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cardoso SM, Mafra I, Reis A, Nunes C, Saraiva JA, Coimbra MA. Naturally fermented black olives: Effect on cell wall polysaccharides and on enzyme activities of Taggiasca and Conservolea varieties. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2009.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Panda SH, Panda S, Sethuraman Sivakumar P, Ray RC. Anthocyanin-rich sweet potato lacto-pickle: production, nutritional and proximate composition. Int J Food Sci Technol 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2008.01730.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Servili M, Minnocci A, Veneziani G, Taticchi A, Urbani S, Esposto S, Sebastiani L, Valmorri S, Corsetti A. Compositional and tissue modifications induced by the natural fermentation process in table olives. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2008; 56:6389-6396. [PMID: 18636682 DOI: 10.1021/jf8007019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Olive fruits contain high concentrations of phenols that include phenolic acids, phenolic alcohols, flavonoids, and secoiridoids. The final concentration of phenols is strongly affected by brine conditions. The factors involved in modification by brine are still partially unknown and can include hydrolysis of secoiridoid glucosides and the release of hydrolyzed products. In this study olives from various Italian cultivars were processed by natural fermentation (e.g., without a preliminary treatment of olives with NaOH) using a selected Lactobacillus strain. Processed olives are characterized by a low phenolic concentration of phenols, consisting mainly of phenyl alcohols, verbascoside, and the dialdehydic form of decarboxymethylelenolic acid linked to (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanol (3,4-DHPEA-EDA), whereas a high level of phenols occurs in olive brine from all the cultivars studied. Olives of the Coratina cultivar, control and with fermentation by Lactobacillus pentosus 1MO, were analyzed in a frozen hydrated state by cryo scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis, on both surface and transversal freeze-fracture planes. Structural modifications, found in olives after fermentation, may explain the phenol release in brine.
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- Maurizio Servili
- Dipartimento di Scienze Economico-Estimative e degli Alimenti, Sezione di Tecnologie e Biotecnologie degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via S. Costanzo, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
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Ragout A, Siñeriz F, Diekmann H, de Valdez GF. Effect of environmental pH on the fermentation balance of Lactobacillus reuteri. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1994.tb03439.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tomé E, Gibbs PA, Teixeira PC. Could modifications of processing parameters enhance the growth and selection of lactic acid bacteria in cold-smoked salmon to improve preservation by natural means? J Food Prot 2007; 70:1607-14. [PMID: 17685332 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-70.7.1607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Several smoking conditions were examined with the objective of enhancing the numbers of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) by natural means in vacuum-packaged cold-smoked salmon during 21 days of storage at 5 degrees C. Three combinations of salting, drying, and smoking were used: (i) dry salting x time of salting (2 or 6 h); (ii) wet salting (6 h) x dry salting (6 h) x with or without sugar; and (iii) wet salting (6 h) x dry salting (6 h) x different times of smoking (2 or 6 h of drying and 2 or 6 h of smoking). Two batches were processed for each set of conditions. Determinations of pH and salt content in the water phase were carried out for products in each treatment. Microbiological analyses (total viable count, total LAB, Lactobacillus spp., and Enterobacteriaceae) also were conducted at the beginning of storage (t0) and after 21 days of refrigerated storage (tl). There were differential increases in total LAB and lactobacilli during the storage period according to the treatment performed. The most effective treatment to enhance LAB growth was 6 h of dry salting with sugar, 6 h of drying, and 2 h of smoking. These salting-drying-smoking conditions also selected the LAB as the dominant flora at the end of the storage period. The LAB promoted by these processing parameters seem to be potentially useful protective cultures because of their anti-Listeria activity. From the results of this research, we conclude that it is possible to enhance the growth of LAB in general and that of inhibitory strains in particular by suitable choices of processing parameters.
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- Elisabetta Tomé
- Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, R. Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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Panagou EZ, Tassou CC. Changes in volatile compounds and related biochemical profile during controlled fermentation of cv. Conservolea green olives. Food Microbiol 2006; 23:738-46. [PMID: 16943076 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2006.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2005] [Accepted: 02/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effect of controlled fermentation processes on the profile of volatile and other biochemical compounds of cv. Conservolea green olives processed by the Spanish method was studied. The different treatments included: (a) inoculation with a commercial starter culture of Lactobacillus pentosus, (b) inoculation with a wild strain of Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from a previous fermentation, (c) uninoculated spontaneous process (control). Microbial growth, pH, titratable acidity, reducing sugars, organic acids and volatile compounds were monitored. Starter cultures were effective in establishing an accelerated fermentation process. Both were able to reduce the survival period of Enterobacteria by 7 days, minimizing thus the likelihood of spoilage. Higher acidification of the brines and faster pH drop was observed in inoculated processes, with L. pentosus presenting better performance than the wild strain of L. plantarum. Lactic and acetic were the major organic acids detected by HPLC, the concentration of which increased in the course of fermentation. Citric and malic acids were also present in the brines but they were degraded completely within the first 2 weeks of fermentation. Ethanol, methanol, acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate, isobutyric acid were the major volatile compounds identified by GC. Their concentration varied greatly among the fermentation processes, reflecting varying degrees of microbial activity in the brines.
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- Efstathios Z Panagou
- National Agricultural Research Foundation, Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Lycovrissi, Greece.
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Delgado A, Brito D, Peres C, Noé-Arroyo F, Garrido-Fernández A. Bacteriocin production by Lactobacillus pentosus B96 can be expressed as a function of temperature and NaCl concentration. Food Microbiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2004.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chorianopoulos N, Boziaris I, Stamatiou A, Nychas GJ. Microbial association and acidity development of unheated and pasteurized green-table olives fermented using glucose or sucrose supplements at various levels. Food Microbiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2004.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Skandamis PN, Nychas GJE. Modeling the microbial interaction and the death of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during the fermentation of Spanish-style green table olives. J Food Prot 2003; 66:1166-75. [PMID: 12870749 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-66.7.1166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A dynamic model was developed to describe the microbial interaction and the death of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during the fermentation of green table olives with two different starter cultures supplemented with different amounts of glucose and sucrose. The model consists of six differential equations including substrate (glucose or sucrose) consumption and product inhibition (protons and protonated lactic acid). Experimental data from a multifactorial experiment were used to fit the model, and the model was verified with independent data. Yeasts, which were the only competitors of starters, managed to reach levels equal to those of starters by the end of fermentation. The decrease in the level of Escherichia coli O157:H7 was proportional to the initial amounts of glucose and sucrose added. However, in the majority of cases, the death of the pathogen occurred in three successive phases, with a short mediate survival period. The production of lactic acid during fermentation seems to be the main factor governing the behavior of this pathogen under such stress conditions. Therefore, the death of E. coli was modeled with a differential equation that included the effects of pH, protonated lactic acid, and the protective effect of the substrate.
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- P N Skandamis
- Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods, Iera Odos 75, Athens 11855, Greece
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Microbiological and physicochemical changes of naturally black olives fermented at different temperatures and NaCl levels in the brines. Food Microbiol 2002. [DOI: 10.1006/fmic.2002.0480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Nychas GJE, Panagou EZ, Parker ML, Waldron KW, Tassou CC. Microbial colonization of naturally black olives during fermentation and associated biochemical activities in the cover brine. Lett Appl Microbiol 2002; 34:173-7. [PMID: 11874537 DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2002.01077.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS To establish the site of microbial growth on naturally black fermented table olives, and to monitor the population dynamics of yeasts and selected micro-organisms together with the changes in organic acid profile and pH in the cover brine during fermentation. METHODS AND RESULTS During fermentation, the numbers of Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas spp. in the brine decreased whilst lactic acid bacteria and yeast populations increased. Scanning electron microscopy showed that a yeast-rich biofilm developed on the epicuticular wax of the olive skin during fermentation. Yeasts also predominated in the stomatal openings, but bacteria were more numerous in intercellular spaces in the sub-stomatal flesh. Citric, malic and tartaric acids were the major organic acids accumulating in the brine during fermentation. CONCLUSIONS Micro-organisms associated with the skin, stomata and flesh in fermenting black olives may experience different local conditions to those prevailing in the cover brine. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY These are the first observations of the micro-organisms associated with the fruit of naturally fermented black olives and of the accumulation of specific organic acids during fermentation.
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- G-J E Nychas
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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Influence of reduced water activity on lactose metabolism by lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris At different pH values. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998; 64:2111-6. [PMID: 9603822 PMCID: PMC106286 DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.6.2111-2116.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The influence of reduced water activity (aw) on lactose metabolism by Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris 2254 and 2272 was studied at different pH values. In control incubations (aw, 0.99) with nongrowing cells in pH-controlled phosphate buffer, the levels of carbon recovered as L-(+)-lactate were 92% at pH 6.1 and 5.3 and 78% at pH 4.5. However, the levels of recovery decreased to approximately 50% at all pH values tested when the aw was 0.88 (with glycerol as the humectant). When growing cells in broth controlled at pH 6.3 were used, a reduction in the aw from 0.99 to 0.96 resulted in a decrease in the level of lactose carbon recovered as L-(+)-lactate from 100 to 71%. Low levels of L-(+)-lactate carbon recovery (<50%) were also observed with cells resuspended in pH-uncontrolled reconstituted skim milk at aw values of 0.99 and 0. 87 and in young cheese curds. The missing lactose carbon could not be accounted for by acetate, ethanol, formate, acetaldehyde, or pyruvate. Attempts were made to determine where the missing lactose carbon was diverted to under the stress conditions used. Some of the missing lactose carbon was recovered as galactose (0.1 to 2.5 mM) in culture supernatants. Decreasing either the aw or the pH resulted in increased galactose accumulation by nongrowing cells; adjusting both environmental factors together potentiated the effect. The sensitivities of the two lactococcal strains tested were different; strain 2272 was more prone to accumulate galactose under stress conditions. A methyl pentose(s) and additional galactose were found in acid-hydrolyzed supernatants from cultures containing both growing and nongrowing cells, indicating that a saccharide(s) rich in these components was formed by lactococci under low-aw and low-pH stress conditions.
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- H K Hall
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile 36688, USA
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