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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1963 January; 11(1): 20-22

Factors Which Increase Acid Production in Milk by Lactobacilli

Agricultural Division, American Cyanamid Company, Princeton, New Jersey

ABSTRACT

The stimulation by yeast extract of acid production in milk by various lactobacilli was studied. It was found that supplementing milk with purine and pyrimidine bases and amino acids allowed nearly maximal acid production by Lactobacillus bulgaricus strain 7994, L. acidophilus 4796, 4356, and 4357, and L. leichmannii 326 and 327. Further supplementation with deoxyribotides allowed maximal acid production by L. acidophilus 204, but L. acidophilus 207 required adenosine or adenylic acid. L. casei strain 7469 showed no appreciable response to the amino acids or purine and pyrimidine bases, and is presumed to require an unidentified factor in corn steep liquor.

¹ Present address: University of Georgia, Athens.