The dairy industry relies primarily on consistent acid production
by the lactic streptococci for the manufacture of certain cheeses
and fermented dairy products. Variation in these cultures due to
genetic exchange has not been thoroughly investigated. This study
was undertaken to determine if genetic homology exists within the lactic
group,...
The public health and economic significance of rapid acid production
by lactic streptococci in controlled dairy fermentations is well
known. However, the fast acid-producing characteristic of these organisms
is not stable, and cultures of fast organisms have been shown
to contain slow cells. These studies were carried out to characterize...
Comparisons were made of the abilities of Streptococcus lactis,
Streptococcus cremoris and Streptococcus diacetilactis bacteriophages
to endure various laboratory isolation and storage treatments.
Neutralization of Cottage cheese whey containing phages offered no
survival advantage over unneutralized samples, refrigeration of
neutral and acid whey samples increased the survival of only the...
This study involved an investigation of lactic streptococci which
had irreversibly lost ability to produce the high levels of acid in milk
necessary during the manufacture of certain fermented dairy products.
The slow acid producing mutants studied were obtained from
a normal acid producing strain by natural selection following induction...
Factors influencing diacetyl production by the aroma bacteria
Leuconostoc citrovorum and Streptococcus diacetilactis were investigated.
When grown in association with lactic streptococci, L. citrovorum
strain 91404 decreased in cell numbers from 10⁸ to 10⁶ over
two weeks of daily subculturing in sterile non-fat milk incubated at
21°C. The ability to...