@article { ISI:000275455500010,
	title = {Strain improvement of lactobacillus lactis for d-lactic acid production},
	journal = {Biotechnology Letters},
	volume = {32},
	number = {4},
	year = {2010},
	month = {APR},
	pages = {517-520},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>Three mutants, isolated by repeated UV mutagenesis of Lactobacillus lactis NCIM 2368, produced increased d-lactic acid concentrations. These mutants were compared with the wild type using 100 g hydrolyzed cane sugar/l in the fermentation medium. One mutant, RM2-24, produced 81 g lactic acid/l which was over three times that of the wild type. The highest d-lactic acid (110 g/l) in batch fermentation was obtained with 150 g cane sugar/l with a 73\% lactic acid yield. The mutant utilizes cellobiose efficiently, converting it into d-lactic acid suggesting the presence of cellobiase. Thus, this strain could be used to obtain d-lactic acid from cellulosic materials that are pre-hydrolyzed with cellulase.</p>},
	keywords = {Cellobiose utilization, D-Lactic acid production, Lactobacillus lactis, Mutant, Sucrose (cane sugar)},
	issn = {0141-5492},
	doi = {10.1007/s10529-009-0187-y},
	author = {Joshi, D. S. and Singhvi, M. S. and Khire, Jayant Malhar and Gokhale, D. V.}
}
