A review on industrially important Lactococcus lactis

Lactococcus lactis is one of the most important starter cultures in the dairy industry for the manufacture of a variety of fermented probiotic dairy products. Presently, four subspecies of L. lactis have been recognized, i.e. L. lactis ssp. cremoris, ssp. hordniae, ssp. lactis (including biovar diacetylactis) and ssp. tructae. Amongst them, the two subspecies lactis and cremoris are industrially i...