@article{makarova_slesarev_wolf_sorokin_mirkin_koonin_pavlov_pavlova_karamychev_polouchine_et al._2006, title={Comparative genomics of the lactic acid bacteria}, volume={103}, ISSN={["0027-8424"]}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.0607117103}, abstractNote={Lactic acid-producing bacteria are associated with various plant and animal niches and play a key role in the production of fermented foods and beverages. We report nine genome sequences representing the phylogenetic and functional diversity of these bacteria. The small genomes of lactic acid bacteria encode a broad repertoire of transporters for efficient carbon and nitrogen acquisition from the nutritionally rich environments they inhabit and reflect a limited range of biosynthetic capabilities that indicate both prototrophic and auxotrophic strains. Phylogenetic analyses, comparison of gene content across the group, and reconstruction of ancestral gene sets indicate a combination of extensive gene loss and key gene acquisitions via horizontal gene transfer during the coevolution of lactic acid bacteria with their habitats.}, number={42}, journal={PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Makarova, K. and Slesarev, A. and Wolf, Y. and Sorokin, A. and Mirkin, B. and Koonin, E. and Pavlov, A. and Pavlova, N. and Karamychev, V. and Polouchine, N. and et al.}, year={2006}, month={Oct}, pages={15611–15616} }
 @article{plengvidhya_breidt_fleming_2004, title={Use of RAPD-PCR as a method to follow the progress of starter cultures in sauerkraut fermentation}, volume={93}, ISSN={["1879-3460"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2003.11.010}, abstractNote={DNA fingerprinting methods were used to follow the progress of unmarked starter cultures in laboratory sauerkraut fermentations (1.2 and 13 l). Random prime PCR (RAPD-PCR) was used for strain-specific identification of Leuconostoc mesenteroides cultures. A comparative analysis of RAPD banding patterns for fermentation isolates and starter cultures was carried out using both genetically marked and unmarked cultures. While some variation in the RAPD patterns was observed, the results showed that the starter cultures dominated the fermentation during early heterofermentative stage for up to 5 days after the start of fermentation. Results from marked and unmarked starter cultures were confirmed by intergenic transcribed spacer (ITS)-PCR, and strain identify was confirmed by pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns. The results demonstrate the utility of RAPD to follow the progression of unmarked starter cultures of L. mesenteroides in sauerkraut fermentations.}, number={3}, journal={INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY}, author={Plengvidhya, V and Breidt, F and Fleming, HP}, year={2004}, month={Jun}, pages={287–296} }
 @article{lu_breidt_plengvidhya_fleming_2003, title={Bacteriophage ecology in commercial sauerkraut fermentations}, volume={69}, ISSN={["0099-2240"]}, DOI={10.1128/AEM.69.6.3192-3202.2003}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT}, number={6}, journal={APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY}, author={Lu, Z and Breidt, F and Plengvidhya, V and Fleming, HP}, year={2003}, month={Jun}, pages={3192–3202} }