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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 126, Issue 3, Pages 286-290Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.08.012
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Leuconostoc; taxonomy; dairy use; human safety; innocuity
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Although Leuconostoc genus is generally recognized as safe (GRAS), a few clinically human infections cases by this microorganism have been reported in the literature, leading to their classification as opportunistic pathogens. However, these reported cases concern only severe immunodepressed patients, and none direct relations have yet been proven between Leuconostoc isolation and human diseases. Moreover, no cases of infections have been directly linked to the consumption of fermented food. Considering the long history of use of Leuconostoc in dairy industry, and their poor incidence in human infections cases, this bacteria] genus may be reasonably considered as safe for its use in fermented dairy products. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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