Open AccessSTUDIES ON CERTAIN GROWTH PARAMETERS OF DIFFERENT PROBIOTIC STRAINS
Author(s) -
Dumitra Răducanu,
Ana-Maria Georgescu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of engineering studies and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-4932
pISSN - 2068-7559
DOI - 10.29081/jesr.v23i4.70
Subject(s) - probiotic , biology , pediococcus , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , lactobacillus , microorganism , enterococcus , fermentation , antibiotics , genetics
The researchers found that probiotics contain microorganisms belonging to genus: Streptococcus, Lactobacillus, Bacillus, Aspergillus, Saccharomyces, Enterococcus, Pediococcus, enzymes (lactoperoxidase, gluconase, nonspecific enzymes) and rumen extracts. In this study, commercial probiotic bacteria known as "Linex" were used as samples. Cultural characteristics of these probiotic bacteria have been isolated and studied. It has been found that solid culture medium (nutritional gelose) favored the growth and development of bifidobacteria better than the liquid nutrient medium (nutrient broth). Thus, the number of bifidobacteria resulting from direct counting with Thoma chamber was of 7890 cells.