title: Functional Starters for Functional Yogurt.
abstract: In this study, we investigated the multifunctionality (microbial starters and probiotics) ofLactobacillus plantarumWCFS1 andLactobacillus plantarumCECT 8328 strains used as microbial starters for the production of yogurt in combination withLactobacillus delbrueckiissp.bulgaricusandStreptococcus thermophilus. The ability of the probiotic strains to survive oro-gastrointestinal stresses was monitored by anin vitroassay simulating the human digestive tract. The transcriptional level of several genes involved in the immune response suggested that the probiotic strains may have a favorable influence on immunomodulation. Overall, this study revealed that the testedLactobacilliexhibited suitable technological features for yogurt production and might be used to formulate novel food with immunomodulating effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, Foggia 71122, Italy. marzia.albenzio@unifg.it.
authors.forename: Mattia P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Arena
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, Foggia 71122, Italy. graziano.caggianiello@unifg.it.
authors.forename: Graziano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caggianiello
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, Foggia 71122, Italy. pasquale.russo@unifg.it.|Promis Biotech s.r.l., Via Napoli 25, Foggia 71122, Italy. pasquale.russo@unifg.it.
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, Foggia 71122, Italy. marzia.albenzio@unifg.it.
authors.forename: Marzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albenzio
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, Foggia 71122, Italy. salvatore.massa@unifg.it.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Massa
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Pinto 1, Foggia 71122, Italy. daniela.fiocco@unifg.it.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fiocco
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, Foggia 71122, Italy. vittorio.capozzi@gmail.com.|Promis Biotech s.r.l., Via Napoli 25, Foggia 71122, Italy. vittorio.capozzi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Capozzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, Foggia 71122, Italy. giuseppe.spano@unifg.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spano
keywords: multifunctional strains; probiotic; riboflavin; yogurt