Background: Soumbara is a traditional fermented food involved in the blood pressure homeostasis. The functional properties of this food strongly depend on the fermentative microbiota. In this study, we screened and identified at molecular level, some potential starters strain amo...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i230295
Djeneba H. Ouattara, Honoré G. Ouattara, Jacques N. Adom, Bernadette G. Goualié1, Gisèle A. Koua, Ginette G. Doué & Sébastien L. Niamké·Biotechnology Journal International·2015
Aims: The breakdown of citric acid contained in the pulp during cocoa fermentation is an important and key property for bacterial growth and for obtaining a well fermented cocoa. The objective of this study was to analyze citrate metabolism in lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/19279
Aims: To investigate in Bacillus strains some functional properties potentially interesting for cocoa fermentation processing Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Biotechnology, UFR Biosciences, University Félix Houphouet-Boigny (Côte d’Ivoire), between May 2014 and March 2...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18937
Pelepo M. Coulibaly, Bernadette G. Goualié, Lamine Samagaci, Honoré G. Ouattara & Sébastien L. Niamké·Biotechnology Journal International·2018
Aims: This work intends to screen and to identify thermotolerant acetic acid bacteria with acetic acid production capacity at high temperature in cocoa beans fermentation from six cocoa producing regions of Côte d’Ivoire. Study Design: Thermotolerant acetic acid bacteria were iso...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2018/41147