Fostering next-generation probiotics in human gut by targeted dietary modulation: An emerging perspective.

Emerging evidence and an in-depth understanding of the microbiome have helped in identifying beneficial commensals and their therapeutic potentials. Specific commensal taxa/ strains of the human gut microbiome have been positively associated with human health and recently termed as next-generation probiotics (NGPs). Of these, Akkermansia muciniphila, Ruminococcus bromii, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Anaerobutyricum hallii, and Roseburia intestinalis are the five most relevant gut-derived NGPs that have demonstrated therapeutic potential in managing metabolic diseases.

Functional relevance and health benefits of soymilk fermented by lactic acid bacteria.

The growing interest of consumers towards nutritionally enriched, and health promoting foods, provoke interest in the eventual development of fermented functional foods. Soymilk is a growing trend that can serve as a low-cost non-dairy alternative with improved functional and nutritional properties. Soymilk acts as a good nutrition media for the growth and proliferation of the micro-organism as well as for their bioactivities.

Vitamin B12 biofortification of soymilk through optimized fermentation with extracellular B12 producing isolates of human fecal origin.

The present study was designed to bio-fortify the soymilk ( a B12-free plant food matrix). The PCR-based screening characterized the human fecal samples (4 out of 15 tested) and correspondingly identified novel lactobacilli isolates (n = 4) for their B12 production potential and rest (n = 62) as negative for this attribute. Further, 3 out of the 4 selected strains showed ability for extracellular vitamin production.

Physiological growth and galactose utilization by dairy yeast in mixed sugars and whey during fermentation.

The dairy yeast represents a promising industrial strain useful for the production of bioethanol from cheese whey. Physiology of the five strains on galactose was examined during batch cultivation under controlled aerobic conditions on minimal media and one of the strains designated strain 6C17 which presented the highest specific galactose consumption rate. A maximum specific growth rate of 0.

Utilization of Cheese Whey Using Synergistic Immobilization of β-Galactosidase and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells in Dual Matrices.

Whey is a byproduct of the dairy industry, which has prospects of using as a source for production of various valuable compounds. The lactose present in whey is considered as an environmental pollutant and its utilization for enzyme and fuel production, may be effective for whey bioremediation. The dairy yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus have the ability to utilize lactose sharply as the major carbon source for the production of the enzyme.