Open AccessLactic acid bacteria – Genetics, metabolism and application
Author(s) -
Vos Willem M.,
Kleerebezem Michiel,
Kuipers Oscar P.
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.2005.05.001
Subject(s) - biology , bacteria , lactic acid , microbial genetics , metabolism , genetics , microbial metabolism , bacterial genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , biochemistry , gene , escherichia coli
This issue of FMR Microbiology Reviews covers the 8th International Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB8), held August 28th–September 1st, 2005, in Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands. This meeting marks a renaissance in LAB research that is reflected in the series of reviews presented here.Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are low G + C gram-positives that are used in a variety of industrial food and feed fermentations. Research on the genetics, metabolism and application of these bacteria has made considerable progress over the last decades, as is evidenced by the seven FMR-sponsored LAB symposia that have been organized since 1983. This LAB8 Symposium therefore concludes a period of more than 21 years during which LAB research has matured considerably, the main developments of which are reviewed in this issue.An important …