Selection of the Strain Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 43121 and Its Application to Brewers’ Spent Grain Conversion into Lactic Acid

Six Lactobacillus strains were analyzed to select a bacterium for conversion of brewers’ spent grain (BSG) into lactic acid. Among the investigated strains, L. acidophilus ATCC 43121 showed the highest yield of lactic acid production (16.1 g/L after 48 hours) when grown in a synthetic medium. It was...

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Main Authors: Rossana Liguori, Carlos Ricardo Soccol, Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe, Adenise Lorenci Woiciechowski, Elena Ionata, Loredana Marcolongo, Vincenza Faraco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/240231