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HOMOFERMENTATIVE LACTOBACILLUS [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
CONT

The principal polysaccharide is a water-soluble substance known as kefiran. Several homofermentative Lactobacillus species including L. kefiranofaciens and L. kefir (9-11) produce this polysaccharide. They are an integral part of the grain, and without their presence, kefir grains cannot be propagated. The mechanism, however, is not fully understood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
OBS

Micro-organisme de la famille des Lactobacteriaceae appartenant à l'espèce des homofermentatives, qui produisent principalement de l'acide lactique.

Key term(s)
  • Lactobacillus homofermentative

Spanish

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