In the present study 114 lactic acid bacteria strains, isolated from raw mare milks pastoral areas for ethnic minorities in northwest China, were screened probiotic traits, and their characteristics compared with those of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, a commercial strain. Among strains identified, most common species was Pediococcus pentosaceus (n = 52), followed by Leuconostoc lactis 35), helvet...

Modern consumers are interested in the use of non-chemical methods to control pathogens when heat sterilization is not an option. Such is the case with teewurst sausage, a raw spreadable sausage and a popular German commodity. Although Listeria was not found in teewurst, the optimal microbial growing conditions of teewurst coupled with the ubiquity of L. monocytogenes in nature, makes the possi...

A L. sakei and a L. curvatus-based mixtures exerted an antagonistic activity in vitro against 12 different spoilage and pathogenic bacteria. No activity was exerted by the cell-free supernatants. The addition of the two mixtures to sliced vacuum-packaged beef showed a better capability of L. sakei to adapt to meat substrate. After 60 days, Total Viable Count (5.8 vs 7.4 Log CFU/g), Gram-negativ...

Bacteriocin-producing (Bac⁺) lactic acid bacteria (LAB) comprising selected strains of Lactobacillus curvatus, Lactococcus lactis, Pediococcus acidilactici, and Enterococcus faecium and thailandicus were examined for inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes during hotdog challenge studies. The Bac⁺ strains, or their cell-free supernatants (CFS), were grouped according to mode-of-action (MOA) as det...

A total of 208 strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from Algerian traditional fermented milk (Jben, Klila, Raib and Lben), in order to evaluate their technological and probiotic properties. These strains were tested for their antimicrobial activity against Listeria monocytogenes using agar well diffusion technique. Only 11 strains were retained, they were also characterised in re...

Bacteriocin-producing (Bac⁺) lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from a variety of food products and animal sources. Samples were enriched in de Man, Rogosa, and Sharpe (MRS) Lactocilli broth and plated onto MRS agar plates using a "sandwich overlay" technique. Inhibitory activity was detected by the "deferred antagonism" indicator overlay method using Listeria monocytogenes as the primary...

Fermented rice is known as a healthy food due to the presence of lactic acid bacteria. The study was carried out identify and characterise bacteria (LAB) from white red fermented Bg (Bathalagoda) varieties. Fermentation naturally by soaking red, white, raw, cooked in sterile distilled water (1:3) overnight at 27 °C an earthen pot. Potentially probiotic bacterial were isolated species confirmed ...