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HETEROFERMENTATIVE [1 record]

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Record 1 1980-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
DEF

Producing a fermentation resulting in a number of end products - used esp. of lactic-acid bacteria that ferment carbohydrates and produce volatile acids and carbon dioxide as well as lactic acid.

OBS

BRDAI 1974 mentions species of Lactobacillus,, species of Leuconostoc (esp. L. citrovorum, L. dextranicum), and Lactobacillus bifidus as examples of heterofermentative bacteria.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

[Se dit d'un] processus fermentaire des hexoses et du lactose aboutissant à la formation d'acide lactique (environ 50%) ainsi que de substances diverses telles que gaz carbonique (environ 25%), alcool, glycérol, acides (acétique en particulier) sous l'action de bactéries pseudo-lactiques: Ex.: les coliformes, Leuconostoc citrovorum, Lactobacillus brevis.

Spanish

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