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4. Conclusion
Preliminary characterization of ben-saalga
microbiota revealed that it was composed of a
majority of LABs. These LABs have a large
inter- and intra-specific diversity however
two main species often found in natural
fermentation of vegetables and cereals were
dominant: Lb. fermentum and Lb. plantarum.
It is now necessary to better characterize the
strains for their functional properties and in
particular to select strains with amylolytic
and phytasic activities in order to use them as
starter culture to improve the hydrolysis of
starch and phytates. Improving the hydrolysis
of starch and phytate would, respectively,
enable to prepare gruels with higher energy
density and have some positive effects on
mineral micronutrient bioavailability.
Acknowledgements
This work was performed in the framework
of the project Cerefer
(www.mpl.ird.fr/cerefer/) funded by the
European Commission, contract N° ICA4-
CT-2002-10047.
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