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LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 59, Issue 5, Pages 549-556Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/lam.12313
Keywords
cheese; dairy product; fermentation characteristic; koumiss; lactic acid bacteria; Xinjiang
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- Chinese Natural Science Foundation [31071507]
- National High Technology Research and Development Program ('863' Program) [2008AA10Z310]
- National Science and Technology Support Program of Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2011BAD09B03]
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Thirty strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from herders' traditional dairy products collected from Xinjiang, China. The species Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Enterococcus, Pediococcus and Leuconostoc were identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing analysis and conventional observation. The strains' fermentation characteristics, including milk acidification, proteolysis, autolysis, antimicrobial activity and diacetyl production, were assayed and compared. Strains NL24 and NL31 showed the highest proteolytic activity275 and 208mmol Phe l(-1) milk, respectively. Strains C, NL41, SW2, Z3-11, NL42 and Z2-91 had high autolytic activity. In addition, most of the wild strains produced diacetyl, half of them to high levels. This study provides a clue to LAB biodiversity in traditional dairy foods produced by herders in the western Tianshan Mountains. High-performing strains should be further evaluated for practical application in value-added fermented dairy products. Significance and Impact of the StudyOur results reveal a certain variety of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in traditional dairy products from Xinjiang. Some of the LAB strains, such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus NL24 and Lactobacillus paracasei SW2, possess excellent functional properties and have the potential for application in indigenous fermented dairy products. Performance of the newly isolated strains in cheese or yogurt manufacturing was further evaluated. Application of the high-performing strains to enrich the flavour of fermented dairy products is highly desirable and holds great commercial potential.
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