Lactic acid bacteria or probiotics Lactic acid bacteria or probiotics have this name because they produce lactic acid during the fermentation of carbohydrates. They form an important part of the gut microbiome, which incidentally contains more bacteria than we have…
Mehr lesenTwo kilograms of microorganisms Did you know that you carry a total of around two kilograms of microorganisms inside you? What doesn’t sound very pleasant at first glance is actually essential for survival! Every surface of your body that comes…
Mehr lesenFermentation – conversion of organic substances Originally, fermentation was used to describe fermentation in the absence of air (Louis Pasteur: fermentation, c’est la vie sans l’air). Today, fermentation refers to any microbial or enzymatic conversion of organic substances, i.e. also…
Mehr lesen