Lactobacilli and lactate fermentation?

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Lactobacilli and lactate fermentation?

Why does this form of metabolism (lactic acid fermentation) increase the shelf life of food? I know it creates an acidic environment where bad bacteria cant thrive, but I have to write a whole page on this simple question. *shakes fist*

2006-10-08 06:39:43 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Read this article, I hope it helps.
L (+) lactic acid fermentation and its product polymerization

http://www.scielo.cl/fbpe/img/ejb/v7n2/a08/bip/

2006-10-08 06:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by smarties 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋