Editorial : omics and systems approaches to study the biology and applications of lactic acid bacteria

• Main Authors: Papadimitriou, Konstantinos, Kline, Kimberly, Renault, Pierre, Kok, Jan
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Genomics; Transcriptomics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/148868
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Early definitions classified lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as Gram-positive, non-sporulating, microaerophilic but aerotolerant, catalase, and oxidase negative bacteria that produce lactic acid. LAB were mostly related to foods as starters, non-starters (NSLAB) and less frequently as spoilers. These def...