Antimicrobial activity of Weissella cibaria strains and the contribution of organic acids against food-associated target microorganisms
Camila Gonçalves Teixeira, Cleonice Aparecida Salgado, Tomás Gomes Reis Veloso, Sidney Rodrigues de Jesus Silva, Cecilia de Souza Costa, Solimar Gonçalves Machado, Cinzia Lucia Randazzo, Antônio Fernandes de Carvalho · 2026
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Camila Gonçalves Teixeira leads an eight-author team testing, in a 2026 study, whether a lactic acid bacterium can protect dairy foods from dangerous microbes. Weissella cibaria ferments milk and is known to discourage pathogens such as Listeria, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella, largely through the organic acids it releases.
The team measured how strongly liquid from three strains, and from an equal mixture of them, inhibited the target organisms. Two strains and the mixture performed best, and the mixture also cut pathogen survival sharply in a cheese-like test matrix. Chromatography identified seven organic acids, including lactic and acetic acid. Synthetic blends of those acids reproduced the inhibition, supporting a natural preservative role.
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| CREATOR | Camila Gonçalves Teixeira, Cleonice Aparecida Salgado, Tomás Gomes Reis Veloso, Sidney Rodrigues de Jesus Silva, Cecilia de Souza Costa, Solimar Gonçalves Machado, Cinzia Lucia Randazzo, Antônio Fernandes de Carvalho |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |