Gracy Kelly Vieira de Vasconcelos Medeiros, Ana Cristina Silveira Martins, Mateus Gomes Vasconcelos, Estefânia Fernandes Garcia, Noádia Priscila Araújo Rodrigues, Thatyane Mariano Rodrigues de Albuquerque, Vanessa Bordin Viera, Maria Lúcia da Conceição, Evandro Leite de Souza, Maria Elieidy Gomes de Oliveira
This study isolated and identified autochthonous lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from mandacaru fruit and evaluated their potential probiotic and technological aptitudes in vitro, as well as the protective effects of freeze-dried mandacaru fruit on the most promising LAB isolate during lyophilization and refrigeration storage. Initially, 212 colonies were isolated from mandacaru fruit, and 34 were preliminarily identified as LAB. Thirteen isolates identified by 16S-rRNA sequencing as Pediococcus pentosaceus were negative for DNase, gelatinase, hemolytic, and biogenic amine production...
April 9, 2024: International Journal of Food Microbiology