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Codominance of Lactobacillus plantarum and obligate heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria during sourdough fermentation.
Food microbiology - 1 Oct 2015
Ventimiglia Giusi, Alfonzo Antonio, Galluzzo Paola, Corona Onofrio, Francesca Nicola, Caracappa Santo, Moschetti Giancarlo, Settanni Luca
Abstract excerpt
Fifteen sourdoughs produced in western Sicily (southern Italy) were analysed by classical methods for their chemico-physical characteristics and the levels of lactic acid bacteria (LAB). pH and total titratable acidity (TTA) were mostly in the range commonly reported for similar products produced in Italy, but the fermentation quotient (FQ) of the majority of samples was above 4.0, due to the low concentration of...
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