Editorial: Lactic Acid Bacteria: Microbial Metabolism and Expanding Applications
Jianming Liu, Csaba Fehér, Mingfeng Cao, Fuping Lu, Peter Ruhdal Jensen
Abstract
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are a group of lactic acid-forming bacteria that are generally recognized as safe (GRAS), facultatively anaerobic, non-respiring and non-sporulating. They are ubiquitous in nature, present from plant materials, milk and meat to the intestine of mammals. The metabolism of LAB is diverse and in this collection, Wang et al. reviewed LAB metabolism with a particular focus on carbon (polysaccharide) and nitrogen (protein) degradation as well as their metabolic activities to produce a large number of valuable metabolites, including organic acids, flavors, vitamins, exopolysaccharides, antimicrobial and antioxidant compounds.
Topics & Concepts
Lactic acidBacteriaMicrobial metabolismMetabolismChemistryMicrobiologyBiochemistryBiologyGeneticsProbiotics and Fermented FoodsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiofuel production and bioconversion