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Diversity and technological properties of predominant lactic acid bacteria from fermented cassava used for the preparation of Gari, a traditional African food

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dc.contributor.author Kostinek, M
dc.contributor.author Specht, I
dc.contributor.author Edward, VA
dc.contributor.author Schillinger, U
dc.contributor.author Hertel, C
dc.contributor.author Holzapfel, WH
dc.contributor.author Franz, CMAP
dc.date.accessioned 2007-06-29T09:32:59Z
dc.date.available 2007-06-29T09:32:59Z
dc.date.issued 2005-08
dc.identifier.citation Kostinek, M et al. 2005. Diversity and technological properties of predominant lactic acid bacteria from fermented cassava used for the preparation of Gari, a traditional African food. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, Vol. 28(6), pp 527-540 en
dc.identifier.issn 0723-2020
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/808
dc.description Copyright: 2005 Urban & Fischer Verlag en
dc.description.abstract Traditional fermentation of cassava is dominated by a lactic acid bacteria (LAB) population. Fermentation is important for improving product flavour and aroma as well as safety, especially by reduction of its toxic cyanogenic glycosides. The production of Gari from cassava in Benin typically occurs on a household or small industrial scale, and consequently suffers from inconsistent product quality and may not always be safe for consumption. Therefore, the diversity of LAB from typical cassava fermentation for the preparation of Gari, and their technologically relevant characteristics were investigated with a view towards selection of appropriate starter cultures. A total of 139 predominant strains isolated from fermenting cassava were identified using phenotypic tests and genotypic methods such as rep-PCR and RAPD-PCR. DNA-DNA hybridisation and sequencing of the 16S rRNA genes were done for selected strains. Lactobacillus plantarum was the most abundantly isolated species (54.6% of isolates), followed by Leuconostoc fallax (22.3%) and Lactobacillus fermentum (18.0%). Lactobacillus brevis, Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides and Weissella paramesenteroides were sporadically isolated. The L. plantarum strains were shown to be better acid producers and capable of faster acid production than the L. fallax or L. fermentum strains. The incidence of beta-glucosidase (linamarase) activity was also highest among strains of this species. Production of antagonistic substances such as H2O2 and bacteriocins, however, was more common among L. fallax and L. fermenturn strains. Strains of all three species were capable of utilising the indigestible sugars raffinose and stachyose. Therefore, a starter culture containing a mixture of strains from all three species was recommended. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Urban & Fischer Verlag en
dc.subject Fermented food en
dc.subject Cassava en
dc.subject Linamarase en
dc.subject Gari en
dc.subject Lactic acid bacteria en
dc.subject Genotyping en
dc.title Diversity and technological properties of predominant lactic acid bacteria from fermented cassava used for the preparation of Gari, a traditional African food en
dc.type Article en
dc.identifier.apacitation Kostinek, M., Specht, I., Edward, V., Schillinger, U., Hertel, C., Holzapfel, W., & Franz, C. (2005). Diversity and technological properties of predominant lactic acid bacteria from fermented cassava used for the preparation of Gari, a traditional African food. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/808 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Kostinek, M, I Specht, VA Edward, U Schillinger, C Hertel, WH Holzapfel, and CMAP Franz "Diversity and technological properties of predominant lactic acid bacteria from fermented cassava used for the preparation of Gari, a traditional African food." (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/808 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Kostinek M, Specht I, Edward V, Schillinger U, Hertel C, Holzapfel W, et al. Diversity and technological properties of predominant lactic acid bacteria from fermented cassava used for the preparation of Gari, a traditional African food. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/808. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Kostinek, M AU - Specht, I AU - Edward, VA AU - Schillinger, U AU - Hertel, C AU - Holzapfel, WH AU - Franz, CMAP AB - Traditional fermentation of cassava is dominated by a lactic acid bacteria (LAB) population. Fermentation is important for improving product flavour and aroma as well as safety, especially by reduction of its toxic cyanogenic glycosides. The production of Gari from cassava in Benin typically occurs on a household or small industrial scale, and consequently suffers from inconsistent product quality and may not always be safe for consumption. Therefore, the diversity of LAB from typical cassava fermentation for the preparation of Gari, and their technologically relevant characteristics were investigated with a view towards selection of appropriate starter cultures. A total of 139 predominant strains isolated from fermenting cassava were identified using phenotypic tests and genotypic methods such as rep-PCR and RAPD-PCR. DNA-DNA hybridisation and sequencing of the 16S rRNA genes were done for selected strains. Lactobacillus plantarum was the most abundantly isolated species (54.6% of isolates), followed by Leuconostoc fallax (22.3%) and Lactobacillus fermentum (18.0%). Lactobacillus brevis, Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides and Weissella paramesenteroides were sporadically isolated. The L. plantarum strains were shown to be better acid producers and capable of faster acid production than the L. fallax or L. fermentum strains. The incidence of beta-glucosidase (linamarase) activity was also highest among strains of this species. Production of antagonistic substances such as H2O2 and bacteriocins, however, was more common among L. fallax and L. fermenturn strains. Strains of all three species were capable of utilising the indigestible sugars raffinose and stachyose. Therefore, a starter culture containing a mixture of strains from all three species was recommended. DA - 2005-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Fermented food KW - Cassava KW - Linamarase KW - Gari KW - Lactic acid bacteria KW - Genotyping LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2005 SM - 0723-2020 T1 - Diversity and technological properties of predominant lactic acid bacteria from fermented cassava used for the preparation of Gari, a traditional African food TI - Diversity and technological properties of predominant lactic acid bacteria from fermented cassava used for the preparation of Gari, a traditional African food UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/808 ER - en_ZA


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