Food environments select microorganisms based on selfish energetic behavior

Food environments select microorganisms based on selfish energetic behavior

Nutrient richness, and specifically the abundance of mono- and disaccharides that characterize several food matrixes, such as milk and grape juice, has allowed the speciation of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts with a high fermentation capacity instead of energetically favorable respiratory metabolis...

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Main Authors: Diego eMora, Stefania eArioli, Concetta eCompagno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Food Microbiology
Metabolism
evolution
Lactic acid bacteria
yeast
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00348/full

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