Lactic acid bacteria in raw-milk cheeses: From starter cultures to probiotic functions

MC Coelho, FX Malcata, CCG Silva - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Traditional cheeses produced from raw milk exhibit a complex microbiota, characterized by
a sequence of different microorganisms from milk coagulation and throughout maturation …

Exopolysaccharides producing Bacteria: a review

AI Netrusov, EV Liyaskina, IV Kurgaeva, AU Liyaskina… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS) are essential natural biopolymers used in different
areas including biomedicine, food, cosmetic, petroleum, and pharmaceuticals and also in …

Postbiotics: From emerging concept to application

S Aggarwal, V Sabharwal, P Kaushik… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The microbiome innovation has resulted in an umbrella term, postbiotics, which refers to non-
viable microbial cells, metabolic byproducts and their microbial components released after …

Biological functions of exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria and their potential benefits for humans and farmed animals

ML Werning, AM Hernández-Alcántara, MJ Ruiz… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) synthesize exopolysaccharides (EPS), which are structurally
diverse biopolymers with a broad range of technological properties and bioactivities. There …

Biopolymers produced by lactic acid Bacteria: characterization and food application

CM Nicolescu, M Bumbac, CL Buruleanu, EC Popescu… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plants, animals, bacteria, and food waste are subjects of intensive research, as they are
biological sources for the production of biopolymers. The topic links to global challenges …

Beneficial Bacteria isolated from food in relation to the next generation of probiotics

B Sionek, A Szydłowska, D Zielińska… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, probiotics are increasingly being used for human health. So far, only lactic acid
bacteria isolated from the human gastrointestinal tract were recommended for human use as …

Recent advances in the biological activities of microbial exopolysaccharides

F Salimi, P Farrokh - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023 - Springer
Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are valuable extracellular macromolecules secreted
as capsules or slime layers. Various microorganisms, including bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and …

Postbiotics: functional food materials and therapeutic agents for cancer, diabetes, and inflammatory diseases

S Gurunathan, P Thangaraj, JH Kim - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Postbiotics are (i)“soluble factors secreted by live bacteria, or released after bacterial lysis,
such as enzymes, peptides, teichoic acids, peptidoglycan-derived muropeptides …

Enhanced probiotic potential of Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens OSU-BDGOA1 through co-culture with Kluyveromyces marxianus bdgo-ym6

BD González-Orozco, E Kosmerl… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Due to the increasing consumer demand for the development and improvement
of functional foods containing probiotics, new probiotic candidates need to be explored as …

Microbial exopolysaccharides in the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries

AA Waoo, S Singh, A Pandey, G Kant, K Choure… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The most significant and renewable class of polymeric materials are extracellular
exopolysaccharides (EPSs) produced by microorganisms. Because of their diverse chemical …