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Leuconostoc fallax , an acid and ethanol tolerant lactic acid bacterium
Author(s) -
Middelhoven Wouter J,
Klijn Nicolette
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199709)75:1<57::aid-jsfa840>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - lactic acid , leuconostoc , bacteria , fermentation , food science , biology , gerbera jamesonii , 16s ribosomal rna , chemistry , ethanol , gerbera , botany , biochemistry , genetics
Leuconostoc fallax , known to be present in sauerkraut, was reisolated from exudates of Gerbera jamesonii . The identity of the isolates with L fallax was demonstrated by sequence analysis of the first 600 bases of the 16S rRNA. L fallax utilised a small number of sugars and showed a remarkable resistance to lactic acid. The final pH in glucose broth was 3·9. Moreover it was able to grow in the presence of ethanol (9·0% v/v) and salt (5·5%), but it was unable to carry out a malo‐lactic fermentation.