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Table 1. Acid production
from lactose or trehalose by various strains of lactic acid bacteria.
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Strain |
Base medium |
Post-fermentation pH |
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Lactose |
Trehalose |
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L. acidophilus KYO |
MRS 1 |
6.05 |
6.50 |
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L. bulgaricus Y12L |
MRS |
5.95 |
6.47 |
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L. bulgaricus Y24L |
MRS |
5.60 |
6.49 |
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L. bulgaricus 270 |
MRS |
5.10 |
6.47 |
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L. rhamnosus RO11 |
MRS |
5.20 |
5.45 |
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S. thermophilus Y12S |
M17 2 |
5.15 |
5.52 |
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S. thermophilus Y24S |
M17 |
5.88 |
6.62 |
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S. thermophilus RO57 |
M17 |
5.80 |
6.66 |
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S. thermophilus 1151 |
M17 |
5.71 |
6.60 |
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1 Initial pH
of MRS = 6.52 |
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