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==Application to Biotechnology==
==Application to Biotechnology==
Does this organism produce any useful compounds or enzymes?  What are they and how are they used?
Does this organism produce any useful compounds or enzymes?  What are they and how are they used?
Two subspecies of Lactobacillus delbrueckii, L. delbrueckii bulgaricus and L. delbrueckii lactis play a major role in the dairy industry. Fermented yogurt, milk, and cheese are cultured from these two subspecies. If the process of fermentation that occurs through L. delbrueckii bulgaricus and L. delbrueckii lactis came to a halt it would result in a large economic loss. This is why care must be taken to keep the conditions of production constant.


==Current Research==
==Current Research==

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Lactobacillus delbrueckii
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Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Lactobacillaceae
Genus: Lactobacillus
Species: L. delbrueckii

Classification

Higher order taxa

Domain: Bacteria; Phylum: Firmicutes; Class: Bacilli; Order: Lactobacillales; Family: Lactobacillaceae

Species

L. delbrueckii

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Description and significance

L. delbrueckii is a gram positive bacteria. It is long, filamentous and non-motile. The environment in which L. delbrueckii thrives the most would be one of relatively low pH, preferring acidic enviornments. L. delbrueckii undergoes obligate homofermtentative metabolism which means they are only able to ferment lactose and no other sugar. In addition, they can able to survive in an environment which has oxygen present.


In 1905, Stamen Grigoroy, a Bulgarian doctor, discovered L. delbrueckii...


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Genome structure

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Cell structure and metabolism

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Ecology

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Pathology

Unlike most microbes, L. delbrueckii is non-pathogenic. It is the source that provides milk, yogurt, cheese, and vegetables.

Application to Biotechnology

Does this organism produce any useful compounds or enzymes? What are they and how are they used?

Two subspecies of Lactobacillus delbrueckii, L. delbrueckii bulgaricus and L. delbrueckii lactis play a major role in the dairy industry. Fermented yogurt, milk, and cheese are cultured from these two subspecies. If the process of fermentation that occurs through L. delbrueckii bulgaricus and L. delbrueckii lactis came to a halt it would result in a large economic loss. This is why care must be taken to keep the conditions of production constant.

Current Research

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References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.


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