Novel Strains of Enterococcus faecalis MD366 with Anti-Obesity Ability

摘要

The present invention relates to a strain of Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) MD 366 having excellent obesity inhibitory ability. The strain has excellent obesity inhibitory ability, activity of inhibiting growth of bacteria causing food poisoning, bile resistance, and powerful acid resistance. Moreover, the strain exhibits excellent fermentation properties of generating acid in skim milk. Therefore, the strain can be used as a starter strain for manufacturing fermented milk products.