Levilactobacillus brevis, autochthonous to cucumber fermentation, is unable to utilize citric acid and encodes for a putative 1,2-propanediol utilization microcompartment

The metabolic versatility of Levilactobacillus brevis, a heterofermentative lactic acid bacterium, could benefit environmentally compatible and low salt cucumber fermentation. The biodiversity of Lvb. brevis autochthonous to cucumber fermentation was studied using genotypic and phenotypic analyses t...

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Main Authors: Ilenys M. Pérez-Díaz, Clinton A. Page, Lesley Mendez-Sandoval, Suzanne D. Johanningsmeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1210190/full