Chr. Hansen A/s

Chr. Hansen, Inc.

Boerge Kringelum

Lene Kragelund

Kim Ib Soerensen

Dan Nillson

Liquid microbial starter culture that retains its initial metabolic activity during storage for extended periods of time. Such liquid starter cultures are useful in the manufacturing of food and feed products. Starter cultures of the invention include culture of lactic acid bacteria, e.g.species.

Liquid starter cultures having an improved storage stability and use thereof

Liquid microbial starter culture that retains its initial metabolic activity during storage for extended periods of time. Such liquid starter cultures are useful in the manufacturing of food and feed products. Starter cultures of the invention include culture of lactic acid bacteria, e.g. Lactococcus species.

Liquid starter cultures having improved storage stability and use thereof

Methods of enhancing the growth rate and/or controlling the metabolic activity of lactic acid bacteria and of improving the shelf life and/or the quality of an edible product using lactic acid bacterial organisms which are defective in their pyruvate metabolism. There is also provided starter culture compositions comprising such defective lactic acid bacteria as helper organisms and lactic acid bacterial starter culture strains. Useful helper organisms are Lactococcus strains which are defective with respect to pyruvate formate lyase (Pfl) and/or lactate dehydrogenase (Ldh) activity. The helper organisms may overexpress a gene coding for an NAD regenerating enzyme such as NADH oxidase encoded by nox gene.

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