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Stress Responses of Lactic Acid Bacteria

  • Focus on the responses of LAB towards specific environmental stresses
  • Presents the stress responses of LAB in the context of species and genera
  • Discusses the applications and the future challenges of LAB stress research

Part of the book series: Food Microbiology and Food Safety (FMFS)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The Importance of Understanding the Stress Physiology of Lactic Acid Bacteria

      • Charles M. A. P. Franz, Wilhelm H. Holzapfel
      Pages 3-20
  3. Responses of Lactic Acid Bacteria Towards Specific Environmental Stresses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
  4. Responses of lactic acid bacteria towards specific environmental stresses

    1. Responses of Lactic Acid Bacteria to Acid Stress

      • Jessica K. Kajfasz, Robert G. Quivey Jr.
      Pages 23-53
    2. Responses of Lactic Acid Bacteria to Heat Stress

      • Pekka Varmanen, Kirsi Savijoki
      Pages 55-66
    3. Responses of Lactic Acid Bacteria to Cold Stress

      • Vittorio Capozzi, Daniela Fiocco, Giuseppe Spano
      Pages 91-110
    4. Responses of Lactic Acid Bacteria to Oxidative Stress

      • Bénédicte Cesselin, Aurélie Derré-Bobillot, Annabelle Fernandez, Gilles Lamberet, Delphine Lechardeur, Yuji Yamamoto et al.
      Pages 111-127
    5. Responses of Lactic Acid Bacteria to Cell Envelope Stresses

      • João P. C. Pinto, Oscar P. Kuipers, Jan Kok
      Pages 145-161
    6. Responses of Lactic Acid Bacteria to Heavy Metal Stress

      • Marc Solioz, Mélanie Mermod, Helge K. Abicht, Stefano Mancini
      Pages 163-195
  5. Stress Responses of Lactic Acid Bacteria in the Context of Species or Genera

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
  6. Stress responses of lactic acid bacteria in the context of species or genera

    1. Stress Responses of Lactococcus lactis

      • Juan Zhang, Chongde Wu, Feng Xue, Guocheng Du, Jian Chen
      Pages 199-218
    2. Stress Responses of Lactobacilli

      • Maria De Angelis, Marco Gobbetti
      Pages 219-249
    3. Stress Responses of Streptococci

      • José A. Lemos, Effie Tsakalidou, Konstantinos Papadimitriou
      Pages 251-303
    4. Stress Responses of Enterococci

      • Yanick Auffray, Abdellah Benachour, Aurélie Budin-Verneuil, Jean-Christophe Giard, Axel Hartke, Vianney Pichereau et al.
      Pages 305-322
    5. Stress Responses of Bifidobacteria

      • Marco Ventura, Abelardo Margolles, Francesca Turroni, Aldert Zomer, Clara G. de los Reyes-Gavilán, Douwe van Sinderen
      Pages 323-347
    6. Stress Responses of Oenococcus oeni

      • Jean Guzzo
      Pages 349-365
  7. Current Applications and Future Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 367-367

About this book

Beginning with the basics of lactic acid bacteria and stress response, then working into specific fields of research and current developments, Stress Responses of Lactic Acid Bacteria will serve as an essential guidebook to researchers in the field, industry professionals, and advanced students in the area.

The exploration of stress responses in lactic acid bacteria began in the early 90s and revealed the differences that exist between LAB and the classical model microorganisms. A considerable amount of work has been performed on the main genera / species of LAB regarding the genes implicated and their actual role and regulation, and the mechanisms of stress resistance have also been elucidated. Recent genome and transcriptome analyses complement the proteome and genetic information available today and shed a new light on the perception of and the responses to stress by lactic acid bacteria.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“The book is a 530-page practical and timely resource on this microbiological topic associated with food technology, and food safety issues and problems. The focus is on current knowledge of the stress physiology of LAB. … All in all, I enjoyed reading this comprehensive book on stress responses of LAB. A must-have for everyone in food technology and probiotics research.” (K. Venema, Beneficial Microbes, Vol. 3 (2), June, 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory of Dairy Research, Department of Food Science and Technolog, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Effie Tsakalidou, Konstantinos Papadimitriou

About the editors

Effie Tsakalidou (PhD) is a Professor of Food Biochemistry at the Agricultural University of Athens in Athens, Greece.

Konstantinos Papadimitriou (PhD) is a Research Associate in the Laboratory of Dairy Research at the Agricultural University of Athens in Athens, Greece.

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eBook USD 89.00
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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