PRELIMINARY TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL BIFIDOBACTERIAL STRAINS ISOLATED FROM MONKEYS FECES

MODESTO, M.; MATTARELLI, P.; SARQUIS, MA.; LANCIOTTI, R.; BURNS, P.; PATRIGNANI, F.; REINHEIMER, J.

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Congreso; Food Innova; 2017

Bifidobacteria have been isolated from a variety of ecological niches and thay are most frequently associated with the GIT of humans and animals. Studies regarding the microbiota of non-human primates are very scarce. To exert a beneficial effect probiotics, included in a functional food, have to be resistant to the stress sources typical in manufacturing and should be alive in sufficient number throughout the entire shelf-life of the product. The aim of this work was to evaluate the technological performances of novel bifidobacteria isolated from intestine of monkeys, for their potential use in dairy products.