Streptococcus thermophilus urease activity boosts Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus homolactic fermentation

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 247, Issue , 2017, Pages 55-64

  Arioli, Stefania ^a   Della Scala, Giulia ^a   Remagni, Maria Chiara ^b   Stuknyte, Milda ^a   Colombo, Stefano ^a   Guglielmetti, Simone ^a   De Noni, Ivano ^a   Ragg, Enzio ^a   Mora, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Sacco Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; LACTIC ACID; LACTOSE; UREA; UREASE; YOGHURT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ALKALINITY; ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBON SOURCE; CELL PH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GLYCOLYSIS; HOMOLACTIC FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII SUBSP. BULGARICUS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MILK; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; UREA CYCLE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FERMENTATION; LACTIC ACID; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; MILK; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; UREASE; YOGURT;

EID: 84955560743     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.01.006     Document Type: Article

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