**Meet the editor**

Dr. J. Marcelino Kongo is currently a Post-Doc fellow and a Special Researcher Graduate Faculty at the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety, University of Guelph in Canada, where he pursues research on bacteriocins of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) . He has a PhD in Biotechnology & Food Engineering, Msc in Food Science and Technology from the School of Biotechnol-

ogy and a BA in Biology of Aquatic Ecosystems from the University of Oporto, Portugal. He is the recipient of "The President Award" from the Society for Applied Microbiology (SFAM), UK and is a Reviewer for the Journal of Dairy Science. His research interests include Systems Biology of Lactic Acid Bacteria, their Antimicrobial Systems (bacterocins) applied in non-thermal processing, as well as the Multiple Socio Economic Roles of Artesan Cheeses.

Contents

**Preface IX** 

**Section 1 Dairy Food Products 1** 

**Section 2 Meat Products 95** 

J. Marcelino Kongo

Chapter 1 **Lactic Acid Bacteria as Starter-Cultures for Cheese Processing: Past, Present and Future Developments 3** 

Chapter 2 **Lactic Acid Bacteria Resistance to Bacteriophage** 

A.K. Szczepankowska, R.K. Górecki, P. Kołakowski and J.K. Bardowski

**Fermented Dairy Products 73** 

Jirasak Kongkiattikajorn

**Section 3 Vegetable & Cereal Products 153** 

Chapter 6 **Lactic Acid Bacteria in Biopreservation and** 

Lothar Kröckel

**and Prevention Techniques to Lower Phage Contamination in Dairy Fermentation 23** 

Chapter 3 **Redox Potential: Monitoring and Role in Development** 

Chapter 4 **Potential of Fermented Sausage-Associated Lactic Acid** 

Chapter 5 **The Role of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Safety and Flavour Development of Meat and Meat Products 129** 

**of Aroma Compounds, Rheological Properties and Survival of Oxygen Sensitive Strains During the Manufacture of** 

F. Martin, B. Ebel, C. Rojas, P. Gervais, N. Cayot and R. Cachon

**Bacteria to Degrade Biogenic Amines During Storage 97** 

**the Enhancement of the Functional Quality of Bread 155** 

Belal J. Muhialdin, Zaiton Hassan and Nazamid Saari
