Viability of a native isolate of Lactobacillus brevis in a fermented milky drink
Salazar Alzate, B.C.; Montoya Campuzano, O.I.és.; Sepúlveda Valencia, J.é U.
Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion 55(4): 350-353
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0622 PMID: 16640198 Document Number: 594056
The objective of this research was to test the viability of a native isolate of Lactobacillus brevis in two fermented milky drinks: a drink without prebiotic ingredient and another drink with oat flour (0.5%, p/v) as prebiotic ingredient. The viability of L. brevis was tested at 7, 14, and 21 after inoculation. Drink pH and lactic acid concentration was measured as a function of time (2, 7, 14, and 21 days after inoculation). The isolate was viable in both drinks because its counting plates was higher than 10(6) CFU/mL until day 21st. Between the 7th and 14th day, the rate of growth was higher in the drink that included oat flour, however, at the day 21st the colony density was similar in both drinks.