Open AccessFructophilic Lactic Acid Bacteria, a Unique Group of Fructose-Fermenting Microbes
Author(s) -
Akihito Endo,
Shintaro Maeno,
Yasuhiro Tanizawa,
Wolfgang Kneifel,
Masanori Arita,
Leon M. T. Dicks,
Seppo Salminen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.01290-18
Subject(s) - lactic acid , bacteria , fermentation , fructose , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , food science , genetics
Fructophilic lactic acid bacteria (FLAB) are a recently discovered group, consisting of a fewFructobacillus andLactobacillus species. Because of their unique characteristics, including poor growth on glucose and preference of oxygen, they are regarded as “unconventional” lactic acid bacteria (LAB).
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