PMID- 15979183 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20051215 LR - 20221207 IS - 0168-1605 (Print) IS - 0168-1605 (Linking) VI - 104 IP - 3 DP - 2005 Oct 25 TI - Characterization of Lactobacillus strains and monitoring by RAPD-PCR in controlled fermentations of "Almagro" eggplants. PG - 325-35 AB - The characterization of 23 Lactobacillus strains was performed. The strains were assayed for biogenic amine-forming capacity, hydrogen peroxide production, pectin esterase, cellulase and polygalacturonase production, growth rate, acidifying capacity and salt tolerance. Three strains were selected which belonged to the species, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus fermentum. Different starter cultures prepared as combinations of these three strains were assayed in pilot scale fermentations and Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis, using a previously selected random primer, was applied for monitoring the inoculated strains. The course of fermentations was similar in all batches but sensorial analysis of eggplants fermented using a mixed culture of the three strains displayed the best results, and no differences were obtained when compared with commercial eggplants. FAU - Sesena, Susana AU - Sesena S AD - Departamento de Quimica Analitica y Tecnologia de Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias del Medio Ambiente, Avda. Carlos III s/n, 45071 Toledo, Spain. ssprieto@amb-to-uclm.es FAU - Sanchez, Isabel AU - Sanchez I FAU - Palop, Llanos AU - Palop L LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20050623 PL - Netherlands TA - Int J Food Microbiol JT - International journal of food microbiology JID - 8412849 RN - 0 (Biogenic Amines) RN - BBX060AN9V (Hydrogen Peroxide) SB - IM MH - Biogenic Amines/biosynthesis MH - Fermentation MH - Food Microbiology MH - *Food Technology MH - Hydrogen Peroxide/analysis MH - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - *Lactobacillus/growth & development/isolation & purification/metabolism MH - Levilactobacillus brevis/growth & development/isolation & purification/metabolism MH - Limosilactobacillus fermentum/growth & development/isolation & purification/metabolism MH - Lactobacillus plantarum/growth & development/isolation & purification/metabolism MH - Population Dynamics MH - Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique/*methods MH - Solanum melongena/*microbiology MH - Species Specificity EDAT- 2005/06/28 09:00 MHDA- 2005/12/16 09:00 CRDT- 2005/06/28 09:00 PHST- 2003/10/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2005/03/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2005/03/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2005/06/28 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/12/16 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/06/28 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0168-1605(05)00266-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.03.013 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Food Microbiol. 2005 Oct 25;104(3):325-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.03.013. Epub 2005 Jun 23.