Bifidobacterium thermophilum

Mathys S, Meile L, Lacroix C. Co-cultivation of a bacteriocin-producing mixed culture of Bifidobacterium thermophilum RBL67 and Pediococcus acidilactici UVAl isolated from baby faeces. / Appl Microbiol. 2009 107(1) 36—46. 

TAKAHASHi, Y. (1996) Enhancement of resistance against Enterococcus seriolicida infection in yellowtaU, Seriola quinqueradiata (Temminck Schlegel), by oral administration of peptidoglycan derived from Bifidobacterium thermophilum. Journal of Fish Diseases, 19,185-187. 

There are many references of the use of bifidobacteria for LA production. Many investigations have shown that bifidobacteria promote health preferably via their application in the food industry (Shene et al. 2005 Popa and Ustunol 2011). From that perspective the interest has been focused more on the fermentation performance in combination with typical carbohydrates containing foodstuff (Bumleanu et al. 2011 Watson et al. 2012) than an industrial LA production (Li et al. 2008). In the genus Bifidobacterium (B.), B. adolescentis, B. animalis, B. bifidum, B. breve, B. longum and B. thermophilum are important LA producers. 

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