ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY OF LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS BACTERIA TOWARDS SELECTED FOOD-CONTAMINATING BACTERIA.

The aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial properties of 20 Lactobacillus acidophilus strains against spoilage or pathogenic bacteria. The relationship between contents of various metabolites and the inhibitory activity of Lb. acidophilus against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and vegetative cells and spores of Bacillus mycoides and Bacillus subtilis was studied. The antibacterial activity was determined by measuring zones of growth inhibition on agar media. The antibacterial activity was markedly diversified. Some Lb.acidophilus strains also inhibited the germination of Bacillus spp. spores. Lactic and acetic acids as well as hydrogen peroxide were the most potent inhibitory agents produced by the Lb. acidophilus studied. However, some strains of Lb. acidophilus producing relatively small amounts of lactic acid in milk had a higher inhibitory activity than those producing a large quantity of lactic acid.

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EFFECT OF PREBIOTIC ADDITIVES TO CARROT JUICE ON THE SURVIVABILITY OF LACTOBACILLUS AND BIFIDOBACTERIUM BACTERIA

VIABILITY LOSS OF SOME FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS IN MILK FERMENTED WITH LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS.

VIABILITY OF LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS IN FERMENTED MILK PRODUCTS DURING REFRIGERATED STORAGE

SELECTION OF LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS STRAINS FOR USE AS DIETETARY ADJUNCTS IN CULTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS

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W latach 2022-2024 kwartalnik naukowy Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences realizuje projekt nr RCN/SP/0520/2021/1 finansowany ze środków budżetu państwa – Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki w ramach programu „Rozwój czasopism naukowych”. Dofinansowanie wynosi 120 000 zł. W ramach projektu podejmowane są działania zmierzające do podniesienia poziomu praktyk wydawniczych i edytorskich, zwiększenia wpływu czasopism na rozwój nauki oraz utrzymania się czasopism w międzynarodowym obiegu naukowym.

In the years 2022-2024, the scientific quarterly Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences accomplishes a project no. RCN/SP/0520/2021/1 financed from the state budged – Ministry of Education and Science Republic of Poland in the framework of a program “Development of scientific journals”. The financing amounts to 120,000 PLN. The program aims at improving the level of publishing and editing practices, increasing the impact of scientific journals on science development, and extending the international range of scientific journals.