The Genera of Lactic Acid Bacteria
The Lactic Acid Bacteria is planned as a series in a number of volumes, and the interest shown in it appears to justify a cautious optimism that a series comprising at least five volumes will appear in the fullness of time. This being so, I feel that it i
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The Lactic Acid Bacteria Volume 2
The Genera of Lactic Acid Bacteria Edited by
B.J.B. WOOD Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology University of Strathclyde Glasgow UK and W.H. HOLZAPFEL Federal Research Centre for Nutrition Institute of Hygiene and Toxicology Karlsruhe Germany
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SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
First edition 1995
© 1995 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht Originally published by Chapman & Hali in 1995 Softcover reprint ofthe hardcover lst edition 1995
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Cover photograph is a scanning electron micrograph of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Bu2-60. (Courtesy of Horst Neve, Kiel, Germany.) ISBN 978-1-4613-7666-8 ISBN 978-1-4615-5817-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-5817-0 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may not be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction only in accordance with the terms of the Iicences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the appropriate Reproduction Rights Organization outside the UK. Enquiries conceming reproduction outside the terms stated here should be sent to the publishers at the Glasgow address printed on this page. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 94-73502
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Series preface
The Lactic Acid Bacteria is planned as a series in a number of volumes, and the interest shown in it appears to justify a cautious optimism that a series comprising at least five volumes will appear in the fullness of time. This being so, I feel that it is desirable to introduce the series by providing a little of the history of the events which culminated in the decision to produce such a series. I also wish to indicate the boundaries of the group 'The Lactic Acid Bacteria' as I have defined them for the present purposes, and to outline my hopes for future topics in the series. Historical background lowe my interest in the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) to the late Dr Cyril Rainbow, who introduced me to their fascinating world when he offered me a place with him to work for a PhD on the carbohydrate metabolism of some lactic rods isolated from English beer breweries by himself and others, notably Dr Dora Kulka. He was particularly interested in their preference for maltose over glucose as a source of carbohydrate for growth, expressed in most cases as a
