title: Fermentation of fructooligosaccharides by lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria.
abstract: Lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria were screened of their ability to ferment fructooligosaccharides (FOS) on MRS agar. Of 28 strains of lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria examined, 12 of 16 Lactobacillus strains and 7 of 8 Bifidobacterium strains fermented FOS. Only strains that gave a positive reaction by the agar method reached high cell densities in broth containing FOS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0919, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hutkins
mesh_terms: D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D005285:Fermentation; D005632:Fructose / Q000737:chemistry; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D009844:Oligosaccharides; C116580:fructooligosaccharide; D005632:Fructose