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Dynamics of decrease of skim milk pH value during fermentation conducted by L_ helveticus strains_
| L. helveticus strain | ΔpH* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 h | 12 h | 18 h | 24 h | 30 h | 36 h | |
| T104 | 1.31 ± 0.01 | 1.35 ± 0.01 | 0.48 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0 |
| T105 | 1.79 ± 0.01 | 1.23 ± 0.02 | 0.24 ± 0.02 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.01 |
| 141 | 0.8 ± 0.01 | 0.62 ± 0.01 | 0.76 ± 0.01 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 0.22 ± 0.01 | 0.13 ± 0.01 |
| B734 | 0.86 ± 0.02 | 0.24 ± 0.01 | 0.75 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.5 ± 0.02 | 0 |
| 80 | 0.8 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.01 | 0.78 ± 0.01 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.49 ± 0.01 | 0.17 ± 0.01 |
| T159 | 0.90 ± 0.01 | 0.15 ± 0.03 | 0.65 ± 0.02 | 0.22 ± 0.02 | 0.53 ± 0.01 | 0.23 ± 0.01 |
| T15 | 0.74 ± 0.01 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 1.05 ± 0.01 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.51 ± 0.01 | 0 |
| T199 | 0.85 ± 0.01 | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.82 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.49 ± 0.01 | 0.28 ± 0.01 |
| DSMZ 20075 | 0.89 ± 0.02 | 0.66 ± 0.03 | 0.31 ± 0.01 | 0.66 ± 0.01 | 0.22 ± 0.01 | 0 |
| T103 | 0.76 ± 0.01 | 0.33 ± 0.02 | 1.06 ± 0.02 | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0 |
| T80 | 0.93 ± 0.01 | 0.89 ± 0.01 | 0.18 ± 0.01 | 0.54 ± 0.01 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.01 |
| K1 | 0.82 ± 0.03 | 0.24 ± 0.02 | 0.76 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.01 | 0.56 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.01 |
The proteolytic activity of L_ helveticus strains_
| The bacterial strain | Proteolytic activity [mM of released α-aminoacids/l] | Profiles of amplification products of CEPs |
|---|---|---|
| L. helveticus T104 | 87.06c ± 0.21 | I (prtH/prtH2/prtH3) |
| L. helveticus T105 | 114.72a ± 0.64 | |
| L. helveticus 141 | 57.67d ± 0.54 | |
| L. helveticus B734 | 58.78d ± 0.52 | II (prtH/prtH3) |
| L. helveticus 80 | 37.78h ± 0.68 | III (prtH2/prtH3) |
| L. helveticus T159 | 42.67e ± 0.14 | |
| L. helveticus T15 | 40.61fg ± 0.48 | |
| L. helveticus T199 | 40.61fg ± 0.34 | |
| L. helveticus DSMZ 20075 | 96.94b ± 1.1 | |
| L. helveticus T103 | 41.33ef ± 0.36 | IV (prtH3) |
| L. helveticus T80 | 39.78fg ± 0.28 | |
| L. helveticus K1 | 40.11fg ± 0.42 | |
| L. rhamnosus E/N | 39.11gh ± 0.44 | – |
Sequences of primers used in reaction of amplifications of the fragments of CEPs genes_
| Gen | Primer | Sequence (5’→3’) | Tm [°C] | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prtH | PrtH-for-1 | GGTACTTCAATGGCTTCTCC | 51.8 | Genay et al., 2009; Lozo et al., 2011 |
| prtH2 | prtH2f | AAGCAAAGGATGTTGTTCCAAGTAAGCCA | 58.7 | Smeianov et al., 2007 |
| prtH3 | prtH3f | GATGATCAAGCAGATGTAAAACCGGCAGAAG | 61.7 | Broadbent et al., 2011 |
| prtH4 | prtH4f | CTGAAGCAGCAACTAATGATCCTGG | 57.7 | Broadbent et al., 2011 |