1. Lactic acid bacteria: genetics, metabolism and applications

   • R. J. Siezen
   • J. Kok
   • G. Schaafsma

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 1

2. The cell membrane and the struggle for life of lactic acid bacteria

   • Wil. N. Konings

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 27

3. Discovering lactic acid bacteria by genomics

   • Todd Klaenhammer
   • Eric Altermann
   • Roland Siezen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 58

4. Global control of sugar metabolism: a Gram-positive solution

   • Fritz Titgemeyer
   • Wolfgang Hillen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 71

5. Comparative genomics of phages and prophages in lactic acid bacteria

   • Frank Desiere
   • Sacha Lucchini
   • Harald Brüssow

   OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 91

6. Gene regulation in Lactococcus lactis: the gap between predicted and characterized regulators

   • Eric Guédon
   • Emmanuel Jamet
   • Pierre Renault

   OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 112

7. Transcriptome analysis and related databases of Lactococcus lactis

   • Oscar P. Kuipers
   • Anne de Jong
   • Jan Kok

   OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 122

8. Genome plasticity in Lactococcus lactis

   • Nathalie Campo
   • Miguel J. Dias
   • Pascal Le Bourgeois

   OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 132

9. Regulation of antimicrobial peptide production by autoinducer-mediated quorum sensing in lactic acid bacteria

   • Luis E.N. Quadri

   OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 145

10. Transporters and their roles in LAB cell physiology

    • Bert Poolman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 164

11. Lantibiotics produced by lactic acid bacteria: structure, function and applications

    • Denis Twomey
    • R. P. Ross
    • C. Hill

    OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 185

12. Stress responses in lactic acid bacteria

    • Maarten van de Guchte
    • Pascale Serror
    • Emmanuelle Maguin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 216

13. Metabolic engineering of lactic acid bacteria for the production of nutraceuticals

    • Jeroen Hugenholtz
    • Wilbert Sybesma
    • Michiel Kleerebezem

    OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 235

14. Experimental determination of control of glycolysis in Lactococcus lactis

    • Brian J. Koebmann
    • Heidi W. Andersen
    • Peter R. Jensen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 248

15. Metabolism of lactic acid bacteria studied by nuclear magnetic resonance

    • Ana Ramos
    • Ana Rute Neves
    • Helena Santos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 249 - 261

16. Respiration capacity and consequences in Lactococcus lactis

    • Philippe Gaudu
    • Karin Vido
    • Alexandra Gruss

    OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 269

17. Glutamate dehydrogenase activity: a major criterion for the selection of flavour-producing lactic acid bacteria strains

    • Catherine Tanous
    • Agnieszka Kieronczyk
    • Mireille Yvon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 278

18. Probiotics: an overview of beneficial effects

    • Arthur C. Ouwehand
    • Seppo Salminen
    • Erika Isolauri

    OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 289

19. Product development strategies for foods in the era of molecular biotechnology

    • Jeffrey K. Kondo
    • Eric Johansen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 302

20. Bacteriophage-resistance systems in dairy starter strains: molecular analysis to application

    • Aidan Coffey
    • R. Paul Ross

    OriginalPaper Pages: 303 - 321

21. In situ delivery of cytokines by genetically engineered Lactococcus lactis

    • Lothar Steidler

    OriginalPaper Pages: 323 - 331

22. Anti-hypertensive activity of fermented dairy products containing biogenic peptides

    • Dr. T. Takano

    OriginalPaper Pages: 333 - 340

23. The Intestinal LABs

    • Elaine E. Vaughan
    • Maaike C. de Vries
    • Willem M. de Vos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 341 - 352

24. Lactic acid bacteria in a changing legislative environment

    • Jean Feord

    OriginalPaper Pages: 353 - 360

25. Genetically modified Streptococcus mutans for the prevention of dental caries

    • Jeffrey D. Hillman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 361 - 366

26. Exploiting exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria

    • Laure Jolly
    • Sébastien J. F. Vincent
    • Jean-Richard Neeser

    OriginalPaper Pages: 367 - 374