LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS AND USE THEREOF IN ACCELERATED RIPENING OF CHEESE

摘要

The invention relates to Lactobacillus helveticus AGC1, a sample of which has been deposited on 29 September 1988 at The National Collections Of Industrial And Marine Bacteria Limited under the accession number NCIB 40051, or a mutant or derivative thereof. This strain is useful as part of a starter culture addition to cheese milk, for accelerated ripening of cheddar style cheeses.