Development of a chemically defined medium for growth of Bifidobacterium animalis

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2003

Authors

Kongo, JM (Author) Other; Gomes, AMP (Author) Other; F. Xavier Malcata (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Journal of Food Science

Vol. 68

Pages: 2742-2746

ISSN: 0022-1147

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-EMN

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb05798.x

Abstract (EN): The growth of Bifidobacterium animals was tested, under batch and continuous culture conditions, for dependence upon specific nitrogen compounds. The addition of nitrogen bases (adrenine, xantine, and guanine) to the medium containing acid-hydrolyzed casein significantly affected the growth of B. animalis, whereas no significant growth was reported when those bases were added to the medium containing only free amino acids; B. animalis was characterized by a mu(max) of 0.16/h when growth took place in PROLAB medium containing lactose and nitrogenous bases. Our study is potentially important toward design of improved infant milk formulations for healthy newborns.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5