Carnobacterium maltaromaticum: identification, isolation tools, ecology and technological aspects in dairy products.
Carnobacterium species constitute a genus of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) present in different ecological niches. The aim of this article is to summarize the knowledge about Carnobacterium maltaromaticum species at different microbiological levels such as taxonomy, isolation and identification, ecology, technological aspects and safety in dairy products. Works published during the last decade concerning C. maltaromaticum have shown that this non-starter LAB (NSLAB) could present major interests in dairy product technology. Four reasons can be mentioned: i) it can grow in milk during the ripening period with no competition with starter LAB, ii) this species synthesizes different flavouring compounds e.g., 3-methylbutanal, iii) it can inhibit the growth of foodborne pathogens as Listeria monocytogenes due to its ability to produce bacteriocins, iv) it has never been reported to be involved in human diseases as no cases of human infection have been directly linked to the consumption of dairy products containing this species.
Nancy-Université, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Biomolécules, 2, avenue de Forêt de Haye, B.P. 172, 54505 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
Muhammad Inam
MI
Afzal
Thibaut
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Jacquet
Stéphane
S
Delaunay
Frédéric
F
Borges
Jean-Bernard
JB
Millière
Anne-Marie
AM
Revol-Junelles
Catherine
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Cailliez-Grimal
D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D056573:Carnobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000382:microbiology*; D005519:Food Preservation; D005524:Food Technology; D006801:Humans