Water kefir is a sparkling, slightly acidic fermented beverage produced by fermenting a
solution of sucrose, to which dried fruits have been added, with water kefir grains. These …

Food fermentation is driven by microorganisms, which usually coexist as multispecies
biofilms. The activities and interactions of functional microorganisms and pathogenic …

Water kefir is a fruity, sour, slightly alcoholic and carbonated beverage, which is made by
fermentation of an aqueous sucrose solution in the presence of dried figs and water kefir …

Nowadays, the interest in the consumption of healthy foods has increased as well as the
homemade preparation of artisanal fermented product. Water kefir is an ancient drink of …

The coordination of single or multiple microorganisms are required for the manufacture of
traditional fermented foods, improving the flavour and nutrition of the food materials …

Highlights•Complex food fermentations can experience reproducibility issues.•Spatial
structure created by kefir and kombucha protects microbial cells from stress.•Spatial …

Water kefir is a traditional fermented beverage made from sucrose, water, kefir granules,
dried or fresh fruits. In our water kefir granules, Lactobacillus (L.) hordei is one of the …

In this study exopolysaccharide (EPS) of Enterococcus faecium WEFA23 from healthy
infant's feces was yielded as high as 130 mg/L by fermentation. By purification the EPS was …

The water kefir organism Leuconostoc citreum TMW 2.1194 forms highly branched dextrans
with O 3-and O 4-bound side chains. To obtain detailed information on the enzymatic …

Chromatographic analysis of endo-dextranase liberated branched oligosaccharides proved
to be a valuable approach to differentiate dextrans from fermented food products or isolated …