Open AccessGenomic features of lactic acid bacteria effecting bioprocessing and health
Author(s) -
Klaenhammer Todd R.,
Barrangou Rodolphe,
Buck B. Logan,
AzcaratePeril M. Andrea,
Altermann Eric
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
fems microbiology reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.91
H-Index - 212
eISSN - 1574-6976
pISSN - 0168-6445
DOI - 10.1016/j.fmrre.2005.04.007
Subject(s) - probiotic , biology , bioprocess , lactic acid , bacteria , lactobacillus , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , paleontology
The lactic acid bacteria are a functionally related group of organisms known primarily for their bioprocessing roles in food and beverages. More recently, selected members of the lactic acid bacteria have been implicated in a number of probiotic roles that impact general health and well‐being. Genomic analyses of multiple members of the lactic acid bacteria, at the genus, species, and strain level, have now elucidated many genetic features that direct their fermentative and probiotic roles. This information is providing an important platform for understanding core mechanisms that control and regulate bacterial growth, survival, signaling, and fermentative processes and, in some cases, potentially underlying probiotic activities within complex microbial and host ecosystems.