Lactic Acid Bacteria : Genetics, Metabolism and Applications

Konings, W N; Kuipers, O P; Huis In 'T Veld, J H J (Editors)

ISBN 10: 0792359534 / ISBN 13: 9780792359531

Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, NL, 1999

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vi, 411pp. Laminated pictorial paper-covered boards. Bottom 1/3 of spine and front cover sun faded. Corners worn, spine ends bumped, small amount of damage on rear board. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket; likely as issued. . 4to. Proceedings of the Sixth Symposium on lactic acid bacteria: genetics, metabolism and applications, 19-23 September 1999, held in Veldhoven, Holland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lactic Acid Bacteria : Genetics, Metabolism and Applications
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, NL
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792359534
• ISBN 13: 9780792359531
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: N/A
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Synopsis

In ancient times foods fermented with lactic acid bacteria already constituted an important part of the human diet. From then on, lactic acid bacteria have played an essential role in the preservation of food raw materials and have contributed to the nutritional, organoleptic and health properties of human food products and animal feed. The important function that lactic acid bacteria still have in the production of foods all over the world has resulted in a growing scientific interest in these micro-organisms by academic research groups as well as by industry. During the last 15 years, this research has been stimulated by major internationally coordinated funding efforts that have resulted in a variety of important scientific breakthroughs and have led to new applications. Written by international experts in the field, this issue of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek documents these developments with respect to genetics, metabolism and the application of lactic acid bacteria for industrial and potential medical applications. In this book the first complete genome of a lactic acid bacterium is presented. The book will serve as a reference source and also as an indispensable source of information for further development and exploration of the field.