The genomic basis of the Streptococcus thermophilus health-promoting properties.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Streptococcus thermophilus is a Gram-positive bacterium widely used as starter in the dairy industry as well as in many traditional fermented products. In addition to its technological importance, it has also gained interest in recent years as beneficial bacterium due to human health-promoting functionalities. The objective of this study was to inventory the main health-promoting properties of S. thermophilus and to study their intra-species diversity at the genomic and genetic level within a collection of representative strains.

Results

In this study various health-related functions were analyzed at the genome level from 79 genome sequences of strains isolated over a long time period from diverse products and different geographic locations. While some functions a

SUBMITTER: Roux E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8925076 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature