Diversity and Functional Properties of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated From Wild Fruits and Flowers Present in Northern Argentina

G. Ruiz Rodríguez, Luciana; Mohamed, Florencia; Bleckwedel, Juliana; Medina, Roxana; De Vuyst, Luc; M. Hébert, Elvira; Mozzi, Fernanda

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.01091

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Diversity and Functional Properties of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated From Wild Fruits and Flowers Present in Northern Argentina

Published in Frontiers in Microbiology • May 21, 2019

Authors:

Luciana G. Ruiz Rodríguez

Florencia Mohamed

Juliana Bleckwedel

Abstract

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are capable of converting carbohydrate substrates into organic acids (mainly lactic acid) and producing a wide range of metabolites. Due to their interesting beneficial properties, LAB are widely used as starter cultures, as probiotics, and as microbial cell factories. Exp...

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Biology

Leuconostoc

Lactic acid

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