Abstract:Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) resist sodium selenite of concentrations greater than 100 mg/L in fermentation media. Selenium affects the growth rate, but once the microorganism absorbs selenium, this element is converted through a complex mechanism into selenocysteine and then into a selenoprotein structure. This study verified the presence of selenocysteine in Enterococcus faecium ABMC-05. The microorganism was cultivated in a medium enriched with a minimum inhibitory concentration of sodium selenite (184 mg/L).… Show more
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