Composition useful for, among other things, culturing and enumerating microorganisms, and associated methods.

A method, system and computer program for selecting consecutive bacterial cultures for culturing a food product in a process for producing a fermented food product, the method comprising the steps of: culturing the food product with a first bacterial culture comprising at least one bacterial strain; isolating a sample during culturing with the first bacterial culture; determining at least one value indicative for a number of bacteriophages in the sample, e.g. using PCR, plaque assay, or pH; selecting a second bacterial culture for culturing the food product when the value is larger than a predetermined threshold, wherein the second bacterial culture comprises at least one bacterial strain, wherein the second bacterial culture differs from the first bacterial culture, wherein the sensitivities of the first and second bacterial culture for the bacteriophages in the sample are known and wherein the second bacterial culture is selected such as to reduce common bacteriophage sensitivities between the first and the second bacterial culture, and culturing the food product with the second bacterial culture.

A method, system and computer program for selecting consecutive bacterial cultures for culturing a food product in a process for producing a fermented food product, the method comprising the steps of: culturing the food product with a first bacterial culture comprising at least one bacterial strain; isolating a sample during culturing with the first bacterial culture; determining at least one value indicative for a number of bacteriophages in the sample, e.g. using PCR, plaque assay, or pH; selecting a second bacterial culture for culturing the food product when the value is larger than a predetermined threshold, wherein the second bacterial culture comprises at least one bacterial strain, wherein the second bacterial culture differs from the first bacterial culture, wherein the sensitivities of the first and second bacterial culture for the bacteriophages in the sample are known and wherein the second bacterial culture is selected such as to reduce common bacteriophage sensitivities between the first and the second bacterial culture, and culturing the food product with the second bacterial culture.

The technology provided herein relates to novel methods for producing lactic acid (L-lactic acid, D-lactic acid and D/L-Lactic acid) from starch containing material with extreme thermophilic bacterial cells belonging to the genus Caldicellulosiruptor, mutants thereof, isolated strains, microbial cultures, and microbial compositions. The novel methods are in particular suitable for the production of lactic acid from any carbon source, not limited to but especially useful for unmodified starch and/or starch-containing material.

The invention concerns the use of formate for increasing the thickness of a fermented milk-based composition, wherein the fermented milk-based composition is fermented by S. thermophilus. Furthermore the use of formate in a starter culture for increasing the thickness of a fermented milk-based composition is concerned, wherein the fermented milk-based composition is fermented by S. thermophilus

The present invention relates to a composition comprising bacteria of the Delftia genus, specifically a composition comprising Delftia tsuruhatensis as well as the bacteria itself for use in the prevention of malaria transmission and methods of using the compositions for reducing malaria and/or malaria parasite transmission.

The present invention relates to a Lactobacillus acidophilus KBL409 strain and uses thereof, wherein the Lactobacillus acidophilus KBL409 (deposit number KCTC 13518BP) strain according to the present invention reduces inflammation of the kidney, reduce the concentration of uremic toxins such as blood urea nitrogen, creatinine and p-cresol to protect the kidney, and thus may be usefully utilized for prophylactic and therapeutic applications of renal diseases including improving renal function and chronic renal failure.

The present invention relates to a Lactobacillus acidophilus KBL409 strain and uses thereof, wherein the Lactobacillus acidophilus KBL409 (deposit number KCTC 13518BP) strain according to the present invention reduces inflammation of the kidney, reduce the concentration of uremic toxins such as blood urea nitrogen, creatinine and p-cresol to protect the kidney, and thus may be usefully utilized for prophylactic and therapeutic applications of renal diseases including improving renal function and chronic renal failure.

The present invention relates to a lactic acid bacterial fermentation promoter, containing at least one organic acid selected from malic acid and fumaric acid.

The present invention relates to a lactic acid bacterial fermentation promoter, containing at least one organic acid selected from malic acid and fumaric acid.