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  • noun Plural form of lactococcus.

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Examples

  • After coagulation the cheeses are fermented with a souring agent containing lactococci and lactobacilli.

    Finlandia Lactose-Free Cheese Steve Carper 2005

  • After coagulation the cheeses are fermented with a souring agent containing lactococci and lactobacilli.

    Archive 2005-07-01 Steve Carper 2005

  • Lactobacillus delbrueckii Streptococcus salivarius in rural areas, assorted lactococci and lactobacilli

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • There are two broad groups of starters: the moderate-temperature lactococci that are also used to make cultured creams, and the heat-loving lactobacilli and streptococci that are also used to make yogurt p.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • There are two broad groups of starters: the moderate-temperature lactococci that are also used to make cultured creams, and the heat-loving lactobacilli and streptococci that are also used to make yogurt p.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Unlike other fermented milks, in which the fermenting microbes are evenly dispersed, kefir is made by large, complex particles known as kefir grains, which house a dozen or more kinds of microbes, including lactobacilli, lactococci, yeasts, and vinegar bacteria.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Unlike other fermented milks, in which the fermenting microbes are evenly dispersed, kefir is made by large, complex particles known as kefir grains, which house a dozen or more kinds of microbes, including lactobacilli, lactococci, yeasts, and vinegar bacteria.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Lactobacillus delbrueckii Streptococcus salivarius in rural areas, assorted lactococci and lactobacilli

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Prevost H, Ehrlich SD, Gruss A (1996) Efficient insertional mutagenesis in lactococci and other gram-positive bacteria.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Isabella Santi et al. 2008

  • The lactococci and Leuconostoc species that produce them are “mesophilic,” or moderate-temperature lovers that probably first got into milk from particles of pasturage on the cows’ udders.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

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