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Utilization of citrate by lactobacilli isolated from dairy products

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

T. F. Fryer
T. F. Fryer
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading
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Summary

Twenty-five strains of lactobacilli isolated from dairy products, including Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus brevis species, were grown in semi-defined media and examined for their ability to ferment citrate and produce formate. Of 7 strains of L. casei, all utilized citrate to varying extents, as did 9 of 10 strains of L. plantarum and 3 of 8 strains of L. brevis. L. casei produced 19–35% of the theoretical yield of formate from the citrate utilized, L. plantarum 0–11% and L. brevis 0–28%. Of 2 strains of L. casei tested for their abilities to ferment citrate in the presence of 2% lactose, strain C 5 was unaffected by lactose whereas strain C 2 showed a 45% decrease in the citrate utilized. However, lactose used at 2% concentration greatly reduced formate production by L. casei C 5, which produced 62% of the theoretical yield of formate from citrate after 35 days in the absence of lactose and only 8% in its presence. The yield of diacetyl produced by L. casei C 5 from citrate plus lactose (both at 2% concentration) was 145 times that produced from citrate alone, and 800 times that from lactose alone.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , February 1970 , pp. 9 - 15
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1970

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