Daniela Fiocco

TL;DR: The data suggest that the ability of L. plantarum cultures to contrast pathogens growth in vitro depends, at least in part, on a pH-lowering effect of supernatants and/or on the presence of organic acids.

TL;DR: Results indicated that lactic acid was produced at high concentration during the growth phase, suggesting that this metabolic aptitude, associated with the low pH, contributed to explain the highlighted antifungal phenotype.

TL;DR: A 2-substituted-(1,3)-β-d-glucan of non-dairy bacterial origin has a prebiotic effect on three probiotic strains and potentiates in vitro adhesion of the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 to human intestinal epithelial cells.

TL;DR: The results suggest the potential application of wine L. plantarum strains to design malolactic starter cultures able to degrade BA in wine.

TL;DR: Alignment of the rib leader region of PBCC11 and its derivatives showed only point mutations at two neighboring locations of the RFN element, and the highest riboflavin-producing isolates possess an A to G mutation at position 240, while the lowest rib oflavin producer carries a T to A substitution at position 236.