• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.149-153
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• 2005

Lactic acid bacteria had been widely utilized in fermented foods such as fermented dairy products, traditional sauces, kimchi, fermented sausages, medicines or probiotic feed additives for a long time. LAB are also widely distributed in the mammalian gastrointestinal tracts, oral cavity, vagina, and various foods or soils. The most familiar examples of using LAB would be the fermented milk products, and those had become one of the favorite foods in Korea f3r more than 34 years of history. The main benefits of the fermented milk products were originally the improvement of the balance of intestinal flora to control diarrhea and congestion disorders, and gradually, they were chosen by the consumer preference of the taste. The very beginning of the fermented milk products in Korea was the Yakult type products in 1971, and it was the commencement of the solid foundation of the dairy industry and the understanding beneficial effect of probiotic yogurt. After middle of 80's, stirred type fermented milk products had been firstly produced, and it was the time that the domestic dairy industry took root in Korea. From 90's, functional fermented milk products were produced, and drink type yogurt sales a mount increased drastically, and these products began to be chosen not only with the values of nutrition but also with physiological functions. The health claims are classified into intestinal health, gastric health and hepatic health. The prospects for the Korean market are as follows; The majority of leading products would be the premium functional yogurt products as it was last year. It is because the sales of lower cost products shows slow-down, and industries tend to increase the commercial advertisements of premium functional yogurt products through mass media. These tendencies would make the market situation become more competitive.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.21 no.1 s.85
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• pp.33-39
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• 2005

The present study was carried out to develop sausage using Leuconostoc citreum which was isolated from Kimchi. Leuconostoc citreum was added to sausage at three concentrations of 1, 3 and $5\%$, and was stored at $10^{\circ}C$ for 40 days. The pH of the sausage containing Leuconostoc citreum was similar to the control group. The TBA value of the group containing Leuconostoc citreum was lower than the control group. However, the TBA value of the control group steadily increased after 10 days of storage, and there were only minor changes in the groups containing Leuconsostoc citreum. In addition, the TBA value of the sausages employed for the present study was either 0.46MA mg/kg or less than that over the entire period of storage. The residual nitrite value was 47.1 ppm at the beginning of the storage in the control group and was 32.5, 32.2 and 30.9 ppm in the groups containing Leuconostoc citreum. The sausages with TBA values higher than 70 ppm are not permitted in Korea. With regards totexture characteristics, it was observed the hardness was lower in the groups containing Leuconostoc ctireum than in the control group while springiness was almost the same in both the groups, but the group containing $1\%$ Leuconostoc citreum showed the best springiness. Both gumminess and brittleness were lower in the groups containing Leuconostoc citreumthan than in the control group. It was inferred that with an increase in the concentration of Leuconostoc citreum there was a decrease in the value of gumminess and brittleness. The results of the sensory evaluation were generally better in the groups containing Leuconostoc citreum than the control group. The sausage containing $3\%$ Leuconostoc citreum obtained the most excellent scores.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.153-159
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• 2013

Lactic acid bacteria are microorganisms that are closely associated with human and/or animal environments, and are categorized as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) organisms due to their ubiquitous appearance in foods and their contribution to the healthy microflora of mucosal surfaces. This study was performed to isolate and identify lactic acid bacteria with antagonistic effects against food-borne pathogens. A total of 3,000 acid-producing bacteria were isolated from infant feces, cattle feces, goat feces, dog feces, pig feces, vaginal tracts, vegetables, fruits, Kimchi, Jeotgal, fermented sausages, raw milk, cheese, yogurt, Cheonggukjang, Meju, and Makgeolli cultured on MRS agar with 0.05% bromocresol purple. For the isolation of bacteriocin-producing bacteria, the diameter of the clear zone was measured on MRS agar plates. Twenty-six isolates exhibited strong antibacterial activity against indicator strains such as Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis. Lactic acid bacteria were identified as Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus hirae, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus amylovorus, Lactobacillus curvatus, Lactobacillus plantarum, and Pediococcus acidilactici by 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis. The results of this study suggest that the isolates could be used as potential probiotic starters for functional food applications.