Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis
PTCC No:
1336
Other collection No. ::
DSM 20729, ATCC 11454, NCDO 496, NCIMB 8586
Medium:
Culture condition:
30 °C
Information:
<- DSMZ <- NCIB <- ATCC <- R.P. Tittsler, Berridge X 13.
Deposited as Streptococcus lactis.
Synonyms: Lactobacillus xylosus Kitahara 1938, Streptococcus lactis (Lister 1873) Lohnis 1909, Streptococcus lactis subsp. diacetilactis (ex Matuszewski et al. 1936) Garvie and Farrow 1982
Produces nisin. Used in Swiss cheese manufacture to suppress gas production by clostridia.
Literature:
Produces nisin (Biotechnology and food safety. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1990.)
Supplied as:
Freeze-dried
Risk group:
1