Studies on the Application of the Spore Bearing Lactic Acid Bacteria to Foods

Part I. Isolation and properties of the isolated strain

Abstract

For food and medical application, a strain of spore bearing lactic acid bacteria was isolated from the soil and it's microbial properties were investigated. This strain, which was gram-positive and catalase positive, produced L(+)-lactic acid and bore spores in aerobic incubation was presumed to belong to Bacillus coagulans HAMMER.
It was revealed that the strain has more excellent properties in preservability, heat and acid stability than commercil preparations from the view point of application for food and medical use.