Matthias A. Ehrmann

TL;DR: A total of 112 strains of lactic acid bacteria of duck origin were studied for their use as a probiotic feed supplement and found to be good sources of probiotic bacteria for duck feed.

TL;DR: It was shown that 6 of the 15 fructan-producing lactobacilli and none of 20 glucan producers or EPS-negative strains carried a levansucrase gene, which may allow the replacement of additives in bread production.

TL;DR: Inactivation curves for both strains showed a pronounced pressure-dependent tailing, which indicates that a small fraction of the spore populations survives conditions of up to 120°C and 1.4 GPa in isothermal treatments.

TL;DR: Key genes of the sugar degradation pathway were cloned and characterised from L. sanfranciscensis and some strains were found to have special properties including the production of antagonistic compounds or the adhesion to human intestinal cells.

TL;DR: Diversity of RAPD types found in food versus human samples suggests the importance of host factors in colonization and individual host specificity, and support the hypothesis that there is a vertical transfer of intestinal LAB from the mother's gut to her milk and through the milk to the infant's gut.