Biotechnology of lactic acid bacteria : novel applications / edited by Fernanda Mozzi, Raul R. Raya, Graciela M. Vignolo ; contributors Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk [and fifty two others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wiley Online Library (Servicio en línea)

Mozzi, Fernanda, editor.

Raya, Raúl R., editor.

Vignolo, Graciela M., editor.

Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk, Tamara, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lactic acid bacteria.

Microbial biotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (599 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

Summary:

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have historically been used as starter cultures for the production of fermented foods, especially dairy products. Over recent years, new areas have had a strong impact on LAB studies: the application of omics tools; the study of complex microbial ecosystems, the discovery of new LAB species, and the use of LAB as powerhouses in the food and medical industries. This second edition of Biotechnology of Lactic Acid Bacteria: Novel Applications addresses the major advances in the fields over the last five years. Thoroughly revised and updated, the book includes new chapters. Among them: * The current status of LAB systematics; * The role of LAB in the human intestinal microbiome and the intestinal tract of animals and its impact on the health and disease state of the host; * The involvement of LAB in fruit and vegetable fermentations; * The production of nutraceuticals and aroma compounds by LAB; and * The formation of biofilms by LAB. This book is an essential reference for established researchers and scientists, clinical and advanced students, university professors and instructors, nutritionists and food technologists working on food microbiology, physiology and biotechnology of lactic acid bacteria.

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Editors""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Updates on Metabolism in Lactic Acid Bacteria in Light of "Omic" Technologies""; ""1.1. Sugar Metabolism""; ""1.2. Citrate Metabolism and Formation of Aroma Compounds""; ""1.3. The Proteolytic System of Lactic Acid Bacteria""; ""1.4. LAB Metabolism in Light of Genomics, Comparative Genomics, and Metagenomics""; ""1.5. Novel Aspects of Metabolism Regulation in the Post-genomic Age""; ""1.6. Functional Genomics and Metabolism""; ""1.7. Systems Biology of LAB""

""Acknowledgments""""References""; ""Chapter 2: Systematics of Lactic Acid Bacteria: Current Status""; ""2.1. Families and Genera of Lactic Acid Bacteria""; ""2.2. A Focus on the Family Lactobacillaceae""; ""2.3. Taxonomic Tools in the Genomic Era""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Genomic Evolution of Lactic Acid Bacteria: From Single Gene Function to the Pan-genome""; ""3.1. The Genomics Revolution""; ""3.2. Genomic Adaptations of LAB to the Environment""; ""3.3. "Probiotic Islands"?""; ""3.4. Stress Resistance and Quorum Sensing Mechanisms""

""3.5. The Impact of Genome Sequencing on Characterization, Taxonomy, and Pan-genome Development of Lactic Acid Bacteria""""3.6. Functional Genomic Studies to Unveil Novel LAB Utilities""; ""3.7. Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Lactic Acid Bacteria: Comparative Genomic Analyses of Transport Systems""; ""4.1. Introduction""; ""4.2. Channel-forming Proteins""; ""4.3. The Major Facilitator Superfamily""; ""4.4. Other Large Superfamilies of Secondary Carriers""; ""4.5. ABC Transporters""; ""4.6. Heavy Metal Transporters""; ""4.7. P-type ATPases in Prokaryotes""

""4.8. The Prokaryote-specific Phosphotransferase System (PTS)""""4.9. Multidrug Resistance Pumps""; ""4.10. Nutrient Transport in LAB""; ""4.11. Conclusions and Perspectives""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5: Novel Developments in Bacteriocins from Lactic Acid Bacteria""; ""5.1. Introduction""; ""5.2. Characteristics and Classification of Bacteriocins""; ""5.3. Mode of Action""; ""5.4. Bacteriocin Resistance""; ""5.5. Applications""; ""5.6. Future Perspectives""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6: Bacteriophages of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Biotechnological Tools""

""6.1. Introduction""""6.2. Bacteriophages of Lactic Acid Bacteria""; ""6.3. Antiphage Strategies""; ""6.4. Phage-Based Molecular Tools""; ""6.5. LAB Phages as Biocontrol Tools""; ""6.6. Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7: Lactic Acid Bacteria and the Human Intestinal Microbiome""; ""7.1. Introduction""; ""7.2. Ecology of the Human Intestinal Tract""; ""7.3. A Case Study: The Lactobacillus rhamnosus Species""; ""7.4. Concluding Perspectives and Future Directions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 8: Probiotics and Functional Foods in Immunosupressed Hosts""

""8.1. Introduction""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 5, 2015).

ISBN:

9781118868362

1118868366

9781118868386

1118868382

9781118868379

1118868374

OCLC:

929527542