Microgradients of pH Do Not Occur around Lactococcus Colonies in a Model Cheese
Author(s) -
Sophie Jeanson,
Juliane Floury,
Al Amine Issulahi,
Marie-Noëlle Madec,
Anne Thierry,
Sylvie Lortal
Publication year - 2013
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.01678-13
Subject(s) - lactic acid , lactococcus , food science , lactococcus lactis , bacteria , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
Lactococci inoculated into cheese grow as colonies producing lactic acid. The pH microgradients were investigated around colonies in a complex food such as cheese. The results, obtained using a nondestructive technique, demonstrated that pH microgradients did not occur regardless of the acidification kinetics and the size of the colony.
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